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

Placer County addresses property blight through the property maintenance and nuisance provisions of County Code Chapter 8 (Article 8.02) and the abatement-of-nuisances procedures. 'Rubbish' is defined to include junk, trash or debris and abandoned, discarded, unused, partially dismantled, wrecked, junked or otherwise non-operating motor vehicles. 'Premises' means any building, lot, parcel or land, improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips. Uses of land established contrary to Chapters 5, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17 or 18 of the County Code are likewise declared nuisances. Enforcement is handled by the Placer County Code Enforcement Division (Community Development Resource Agency). When the code official determines a nuisance exists, a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate is prepared listing the street address, assessor's parcel number, and a description of the conditions. Owners may request an administrative hearing; the hearing officer issues written findings within ten days. If the county abates the condition, the owner is liable for all costs of abatement including administrative costs, which may be levied as a special assessment against the parcel and collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes. Code Enforcement also administers substandard-building abatement and recovers investigation and processing costs.