Vacant lots in Pico Rivera must meet the same PRMC 8.16 maintenance standards as occupied property. Existing vacant lots must be brought into compliance within ninety days of city notice; failure to comply is a nuisance abatable under Sections 8.16.200 through 8.16.290.
PRMC Chapter 8.16 applies its minimum maintenance standards to vacant and unimproved parcels, requiring every lot to be kept clean, orderly, and free of litter, weeds, graffiti, and debris. The chapter states that vacant lots existing at the time of the code amendment must be brought into compliance within ninety days upon city notification, and that failure to comply is a nuisance abatable under Sections 8.16.200 through 8.16.290. Landscaping may not exceed eighteen inches, and dead vegetation and broken irrigation must be corrected within sixty days of notice. Illegally dumped refuse on a lot is also barred by PRMC Chapter 8.12. The code's foreclosure-property provisions add duties and penalties for vacant foreclosed buildings. Report to Code Enforcement at (562) 801-4413.
Overgrown weeds, accumulated debris, illegal dumping, or failure to bring a vacant lot into compliance within 90 days of city notice is a nuisance abatable under PRMC 8.16.200–8.16.290, with administrative citations.
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