Oxnard, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Sec. 7-151 of the Oxnard Code of Ordinances, part of Article IX, Property Conservation, defines property nuisances through a 16-item list running from (A) through (P). Covered conditions include buildings left unfinished for two years or more that hurt neighboring property values; unpainted, dry-rotted, or termite-damaged structures; broken windows inviting trespassers; walls, fences, driveways, or sidewalks in disrepair; visible storage of 'lumber, junk, trash, salvage materials or debris'; discarded furniture or fixtures visible from the street; dead or hazardous trees and overgrown vegetation that could harbor vermin or fire risk; living in a trailer, camper, or boat outside a licensed mobile home park or waterway; and 'any property containing a motor vehicle that has not been registered for operation on a public highway within the preceding six months' unless it is fully enclosed and out of public view.

' The companion section, Sec. ' Enforcement runs through Secs. 7-154 to 7-158: a code enforcement officer, inspector, or police officer delivers or mails a written notice to abate; the owner then has 10 days from delivery (or 15 from mailing/posting) to fix the condition or file a written appeal with the city clerk under Sec. 7-155, which the appeal officer must hear within five days. If the nuisance isn't abated after that process, Sec. 7-156 lets the city manager abate it directly, and Secs.

7-157 and 7-158 make the abatement and administrative costs collectible as a civil debt or a lien recorded against the property after a public hearing before the city council.