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

The City of Perris regulates vacant and undeveloped land through its general public-nuisance and abatement provisions rather than through a separate vacant-lot chapter visible in the available sources. Perris Municipal Code Chapter 7.02 addresses public nuisances, and Chapter 7.08 governs the abatement of weeds and rubbish; together these give the City authority to require owners of any parcel — including vacant lots — to remove accumulated rubbish, debris, and overgrown or dry weeds and vegetation. The City's code-enforcement materials describe debris, rubbish, or trash not stored in receptacles and visible from the public right-of-way as a public nuisance, and the weed-and-rubbish chapter has been periodically updated (for example, by Ordinance 1085 amending Chapter 7.08). Where an owner fails to abate, the City's weed-and-rubbish abatement process generally allows the City to abate the condition itself and recover the cost. Perris does not publish, in the sources reviewed, a specific weed height in inches or a dedicated fencing requirement for vacant lots, so those numeric thresholds should not be assumed; the operative standard is whether the condition is overgrown or accumulated enough to constitute a nuisance. Vacant-lot complaints are handled by the City of Perris Code Enforcement Division at (951) 385-4131. Note: Perris is an incorporated city, so its code — not Riverside County's — governs lots inside city limits.