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

The entire county is unincorporated, so there is no city government and Mariposa County government enforces all blight and nuisance standards. Code Compliance sits within the Planning Department, and the County's own published code-compliance case log shows that the largest categories of open violations are 'Built Without Permit' (BWOP), 'Junk' (described by the County as 'Junk including debris, cars, etc.'), 'No Cert' (structures with expired or never-completed permits), 'Substandard Housing', people living in RVs, and 'Attractive Nuisance' (buildings, debris, or items that are dangerous because they attract children, animals, or others). Fire debris and partially burned structures requiring proper disposal are also tracked. The County Code's solid-waste chapter defines 'nuisance' as anything injurious to health, indecent, or offensive that interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of property and affects a neighborhood. Complaints are submitted as a Request for Investigation (RFI) to the Planning Department; the County states that 'Code investigation requests may be anonymous.' Cases often remain open for years, and the County records when a Notice of Non-Compliance is filed against a parcel. Because of the county's rural, large-lot character, much of what would be 'blight' in a city is addressed here through zoning enforcement (Title 17) and the solid-waste storage standards rather than a single dedicated blight ordinance.