Lake Elsinore's Hazardous Vegetation and Rubbish Abatement Program (LEMC 8.18.152) makes property owners responsible for clearing weeds, hazardous vegetation, and rubbish from vacant and unimproved parcels. Owners typically must clear a 100-foot-wide firebreak strip; failure to comply after a 30-day notice lets the City abate and lien the parcel.
Vacant and unimproved parcels in Lake Elsinore are regulated under LEMC 8.18.152, the Hazardous Vegetation and Rubbish Abatement Program, adopted under California Government Code Sections 39501-39502. It is the duty of every owner, lessee, and occupant to clear weeds, hazardous vegetation, and rubbish from their property, including adjacent sidewalks and parkways. 'Weeds' includes brush, dry grass, stubble, sagebrush, chaparral, and other flammable growth that becomes a fire menace; 'rubbish' includes uncontained trash, wood, brush, scrap, and debris. The City (through the Fire Chief) generally requires owners to disk, mow, or otherwise clear a 100-foot-wide strip at the boundary of an unimproved parcel adjacent to a roadway and a 100-foot strip around structures on adjacent improved parcels; the Fire Chief may
Leaving a vacant lot covered in dry weeds, brush, or rubbish that creates a fire hazard violates LEMC 8.18.152. After a 30-day notice the City clears the parcel and bills the owner, recording a lien for the cost.
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