Lodi, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcement
- Community Improvement, 209-333-6823
- Office
- 310 W. Elm Street
- Grass Height
- 12 inches max
- First Fine
- $100
Summary
Lodi enforces property maintenance through LMC Title 8 (Health and Safety) and Title 17 zoning standards. Common violations include accumulated junk and rubbish, household appliances/furniture visible from the street, overgrown vegetation, and inoperable vehicles in driveways.
22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the local authority, of costs of administration and the removal. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 126, Sec.
Full Breakdown
Lodi's Community Improvement Division enforces a property-maintenance program under LMC Title 8 and Title 17. The published common-violations list includes accumulated junk and rubbish; discarded appliances/furniture that must be stored out of public view; overgrown grass (over 12 inches); shrubs/trees not maintaining 10-foot clearance over sidewalks or 13-foot clearance over streets; recreational equipment such as basketball hoops in the right-of-way; inoperable vehicles missing tires, engines, or registration; and vehicles parked on unimproved surfaces or front lawns. Notices give a stated period to abate, after which the city can pursue administrative citation and, for severe nuisances, abatement at the owner's expense recorded as a lien.
Violations & Fines
Property-maintenance violations are enforced as infractions through administrative citations beginning at $100 ($200 second, $500 third within one year). Severe or unabated nuisances can result in city abatement and lien recordation.
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