Truckee, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 1997 Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
- Adopting section
- TMC 15.01.010(14)
- Maximum fine
- $500 per violation
- Maximum jail term
- 6 months, Town Jail
- Continuing violation
- New offense every 5 days
- Appeal body
- Town Council as Board of Appeals
Summary
Truckee adopts the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings by reference, and any violation of Title 15's adopted codes is both an infraction punishable by fine and a public nuisance the Town can abate, with costs charged back to the property owner.
(14)Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code adopted. The 1997 Edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference. ... Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Title or who violates or fails to comply with any order made hereunder ... is severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance guilty of an infraction unless otherwise provided, and punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and/or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months in the Town Jail. ... Any violation of this Title shall additionally constitute a public nuisance subject to abatement.
Full Breakdown
010(14) adopts the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, giving the Town Building Official authority to order repair, vacation or demolition of structures that meet that code's definition of dangerous. 050). The section is explicit that the criminal penalty is not exclusive: it does not prevent enforced removal of the dangerous condition, and any violation additionally constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement. Enforcement can also proceed as an administrative hearing before a hearing officer, who may order payment of the Town's costs of processing and collection. 070). The board has no authority to waive code requirements; it can only decide whether the code was correctly interpreted or applied.
Violations & Fines
A Title 15 violation, including noncompliance with a dangerous-building order, is an infraction with a fine up to $500 and up to six months in Town Jail, with each 5-day period of continued violation a separate offense. The fine is not exclusive: the Town can still force removal of the dangerous condition and declare it a public nuisance, and a hearing officer can add the Town's processing and collection costs (15.02.050).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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