Showing ordinances that apply to Fruitdale, CA
Fruitdale is an unincorporated community (population 989) in Santa Clara County, California. Because Fruitdale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Santa Clara County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The property blight rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Santa Clara County's nuisance abatement code targets blighted properties with dead vegetation, junk accumulation, inoperative vehicles, and structural deterioration.
Santa Clara County addresses property blight through Division A18 of the County Ordinance Code, which declares certain conditions public nuisances subject to abatement. Blight conditions include dead or overgrown vegetation creating fire hazards, accumulation of junk and debris visible from public view, inoperative or dismantled vehicles stored outside enclosed structures, buildings in severe disrepair with missing siding or broken windows, graffiti left unremoved, and properties attracting vermin or creating health hazards. The Department of Planning and Development's code enforcement division investigates complaints and issues notices of violation giving 10-30 days to comply. Failure to comply can result in administrative citations (typically 100-500 dollars per violation per day), recorded notices of substandard property, and in extreme cases county abatement with cost recovery liens. Vacant properties are subject to additional maintenance standards, and banks foreclosing must register with the county. Fire hazard severity zones impose strict weed abatement requirements before fire season each May.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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