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

14-mile Long Beach Boulevard corridor between Orchard Avenue and Greenleaf Boulevard. 7(c) requires that any vacant or abandoned lot within those corridors have its interior planted with wild shrub flowering plants and ground cover, while the perimeter carries low-maintenance shrubs such as oleander or chrysanthemum, and it is the property owner, not the City, who must maintain the planting. 6, which require walls and fences facing the corridor to use enriched paving, decorative screening and, for construction sites, a wood panel or slatted chainlink fence to shield the vacant parcel from public view while it sits undeveloped.

5 ties compliance to the corridor's Financial Incentive Program: participants who enroll receive priority help curing code violations, including graffiti removal and exterior repairs, but every property owner along the corridor, participant or not, remains subject to the landscaping and hardscaping requirements themselves. 2, triggering the same notice, hearing and lien process that applies to other nuisance conditions in Chapter 24.