In unincorporated San Bernardino County, Land Use Services Code Enforcement abates property blight as a public nuisance: accumulated garbage, scrap, junk, old furniture and car parts, abandoned or unsecured buildings, deteriorated paint, broken windows, and graffiti. Owners get written notice and a reasonable time to correct before further enforcement.
San Bernardino County Code Enforcement (Land Use Services) administers enforcement of County ordinances relating to land use, zoning, housing, public nuisances and vehicle abatement within the unincorporated areas of the County. Under the County Code, each violation of the Code is declared unlawful and a public nuisance (County Code Section 11.0204). The County describes common blight violations as: any accumulation of garbage, trash, appliances, car parts, old furniture, or scrap materials that is a visual blight to the neighborhood, which must be removed; buildings left abandoned, unsecured, partially destroyed, or in an unreasonable state of partial construction; unpainted buildings or paint allowed to deteriorate so as to become unsightly; buildings left with broken glass or no glass; and graffiti, which must be painted over or removed. When a complaint is investigated, the property owner is notified of the violations and given a reasonable period of time to correct them, after which a follow-up inspection verifies compliance. Code Enforcement covers only unincorporated areas (909-884-4056 or 760-995-8140); incorporated cities run their own programs. Complaints can be filed through the County's online code reporter. Continued non-compliance can escalate to administrative citations, abatement, and cost recovery.
Investigated on complaint; owner receives written notice of violations with a reasonable time to correct, followed by a re-inspection. Unresolved violations can lead to administrative citations and County-performed abatement with costs assessed to the owner.
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