Plumas County, CA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Plumas County addresses neglected and vacant property primarily through its nuisance and vehicle-abatement authority. Under the County's abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or excess inoperable vehicle ordinance (Plumas County Code Title 5, Chapter 8), the storage of such vehicles or parts on private or public property is found to promote blight and deterioration, invite plundering, create a fire hazard, constitute an attractive nuisance, and create harborage for rodents and insects. The ordinance does not apply to vehicles or parts fully enclosed within a building, or to those stored lawfully in connection with a licensed dismantler or junk yard. Enforcement is handled by the Code Enforcement office under the Building Department: an officer determines whether a vehicle is a nuisance, a notice of violation is mailed by registered mail not less than 10 days before further action, the owner has a compliance and appeal period, and the vehicle may then be removed to a dismantler with the DMV notified. More generally, debris, junk, and unsafe-structure conditions on vacant lots are pursued as public nuisances under the same Title 1 penalty framework used for blight.