San Clemente requires owners of any lot, improved or unimproved, to keep it free of grass, weeds, dead trees, rubbish, and refuse under SCMC 8.76.040, and the City may abate and place a weed-and-cleaning tax lien on the parcel if the owner fails to comply.
SCMC Section 8.76.040 imposes a duty on the owner, lessee, or occupant of 'any lot, parcel, tract, or piece of land, improved or unimproved,' to keep it free from grass, weeds, dead trees, tin cans, rubbish, refuse, and other unsanitary substances endangering neighboring property or public health. The Public Works or Beaches, Parks and Recreation Director may serve a Notice to Clean (SCMC 8.76.050) giving 10 days to remove the material. If the owner fails, the City removes it (SCMC 8.76.070) and imposes a 'weed and cleaning tax' that becomes a lien (SCMC 8.76.090). The City may alternatively use the Government Code Section 39560 procedure (SCMC 8.76.170). Overgrown vegetation harboring vermin is separately a nuisance under SCMC 8.52.030(G).
Failure to clean within the 10-day notice period (SCMC 8.76.050) authorizes City abatement. Costs are confirmed at a Council equalization hearing and become a lien collected on the county tax roll, plus a 25 percent collection penalty (SCMC 8.76.110).
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