Property blight including accumulated junk, inoperable vehicles, overgrown vegetation, broken windows, and graffiti is prohibited under Elk Grove Municipal Code. Code Enforcement investigates complaints and issues notices to correct with escalating administrative citations.
Elk Grove Municipal Code Title 6 (Health and Sanitation) and Title 23 (Zoning) define and prohibit blight conditions on private property. Covered nuisances include: trash/debris accumulation, inoperable/dismantled vehicles stored in public view, dead/dying vegetation, peeling exterior paint affecting neighborhood character, graffiti not removed within 10 days, broken windows, structural damage, and overgrown weeds. Complaints can be filed online via the City's Request for Service portal. Code Enforcement issues a courtesy notice with 10-30 days to correct, followed by administrative citations starting at $100 and escalating to $500+. Unabated nuisances may be abated by the City with costs placed as a lien on the property.
Administrative citations: $100 / $200 / $500 for first, second, third violations. Summary abatement costs: actual cost plus admin fee, placed as property tax lien if unpaid.
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