Reedley requires vacant lot owners to keep properties free of weeds, rubbish, and debris under City Code Sections 4-2-3 and 4-2-4. All weeds and grasses must be removed by April 15 each year. Accumulations of litter, combustible materials, or items that harbor rodents are nuisances subject to abatement at the owner's expense. Vacant buildings left in disrepair also constitute violations.
Under Reedley City Code Section 4-2-4, all weeds and grasses must be removed from parkways, lots, and private property on or before April 15 of each year by the property owner or abutting parcel owner. This annual deadline applies to both occupied and vacant parcels. Section 4-2-3 identifies buildings that are abandoned, vacant, partially destroyed, or left in an unreasonable state of partial construction as property nuisances. Vacant lots must remain free of accumulations of filth, garbage, litter, rubbish, combustible trash, and decaying animal or vegetable matter. Used lumber, junk, scrap metal, salvage materials, and discarded fixtures stored so as to be visible from a public street or stored in unsecured areas accessible to minors are also prohibited. Materials within 36 inches of a fire hydrant constitute a fire hazard violation. Property owners are responsible for maintaining sidewalks and parkways adjacent to their lots. The city enforces these provisions through its code enforcement division and may initiate abatement proceedings when owners fail to maintain vacant parcels. In agricultural Reedley, vacant lots near residential neighborhoods receive particular enforcement attention due to fire risk during dry summer months.
Failure to remove weeds by the April 15 deadline or to maintain a vacant lot free of debris subjects the owner to administrative citations. The city may abate the nuisance and charge the property owner for all actual costs including investigation, clerical, administrative, and physical abatement expenses. Cost recovery liens may be recorded against the property title. Fire hazard violations involving materials near fire hydrants may also trigger Fresno County Fire Protection District enforcement.
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