Camarillo, CA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

010(B). The amended text requires that premises and exterior property be maintained free from weeds or plant growth exceeding 12 inches in height, expressly bans "noxious weeds" outright, and defines "weeds" broadly as all grasses, annual plants, and vegetation other than trees or shrubs, while carving out cultivated flowers and gardens from the definition. This standard applies to unimproved and vacant lots the same as it does to built parcels, since the IPMC's exterior-property language is not limited to occupied structures. 020(U) separately declares it a public nuisance when weeds or grasses over 12 inches in height cover 50 percent or more of a lot, giving code enforcement a second, overlapping tool specific to larger-scale overgrowth on vacant land.

3 of the adopted code as prescribed by the enforcing authority. If the owner still fails to cut and destroy the weeds after the notice period runs, a city employee or a contractor hired by the city is authorized to enter the property, cut and destroy the weeds, and the cost of that work is charged back to the owner or responsible agent. 334, was most recently readopted by Ordinance No. 2034 on November 12, 2025.