In unincorporated Glenn County, an owner or person in control of private property must keep the premises free of litter at all times, and accumulated grass, weeds, rubbish, refuse, or materials dangerous to neighboring property are declared a public nuisance that the County can abate and bill back to the owner.
Glenn County addresses blight through two main tools. Under the County's garbage and refuse chapter, Section 7.08.190 states that 'the owner or person in control of any private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter,' though storing litter in authorized private receptacles for collection is allowed. Separately, the Weed Control chapter (Chapter 7.28, displayed online as Chapter 280) declares that the accumulation on lands or lots of 'grass, weeds, rank growths, brush, low hanging tree foliage, rubbish or other materials dangerous or injurious to neighboring property or the health, safety, or welfare of residents' is a public nuisance because it reduces property values, 'promotes blight and deterioration,' creates fire and traffic hazards, and harbors rodents and insects. Glenn County also adopts a general rule in Title 1: every violation of a regulatory provision of the County Code 'is expressly declared to be a public nuisance' (Section 1.12.020) and may be abated under the Chapter 1.15 abatement procedure, which gives the owner at least five calendar days to voluntarily correct the condition before the County acts.
Code violations are infractions unless charged as misdemeanors; under Section 1.12.010 a third violation of the same provision within 12 months becomes a misdemeanor, and each day a condition continues is a separate offense. The County may pursue civil abatement under Chapter 1.15 (mailed/posted notice, optional hearing before the Board of Supervisors), and may recover abatement costs, administrative costs, and attorney fees. Infraction fines follow Government Code Section 25132; misdemeanors are punishable by up to a $5,000 fine and/or up to one year in county jail (Section 1.13.010).
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Glenn County has adopted an SB 1383 organic-waste ordinance (Code Chapter 7.08, Article II.V) requiring residents and businesses to keep food scraps and yard...
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Unincorporated Glenn County has no ordinance on artificial or synthetic turf; the terms do not appear in the county code as a regulated landscaping material....
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Unincorporated Glenn County does not require, restrict or list native plants; there is no native-plant or drought-tolerant-landscaping mandate in the county ...
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Unincorporated Glenn County has no ordinance on rainwater harvesting, rain barrels or cisterns; the terms do not appear in the county code. Collecting roofto...
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Unincorporated Glenn County has no county-run drought or lawn-watering program, but two layers of rules apply. The county nuisance code requires residential ...
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Glenn County has a real weed-abatement ordinance: Glenn County Code Chapter 7.28 (Weed Control), adopted under California Health & Safety Code 14930-14931 an...
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