Colusa County, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Chapter 42 (adopted by Ord. No. 792) lets a county enforcement officer abate property blight on private property in unincorporated Colusa County. Section 42-2(j) lists public-nuisance conditions including the presence of garbage, dead animals or putrescible material; disposal of solid waste, tires, construction debris, building materials, salvage, appliances or furniture anywhere other than a permitted facility; substandard buildings under the Uniform Housing Code; and "any condition that is a nuisance as defined in California Civil Code Section 3479." Enforcement officers include the community development director, the sheriff, the agricultural commissioner and the county administrative officer (Sec. 42-2(f)). The process starts with a Notice to Comply giving 14 days for voluntary correction (Sec. 42-5(b)(4)); failing that, an administrative order requires correction in no fewer than seven days (Sec. 42-5(c)(4)). Abandoned, wrecked or inoperative vehicles stored on private property are separately declared a public nuisance that "promote[s] blight and deterioration" under Chapter 12B (Ord. No. 370). Chapter 42 applies only to the unincorporated county — the cities of Colusa and Williams enforce their own blight codes.