The City of Turlock prohibits outdoor storage on vacant parcels and bars storing or displaying vehicles for sale on any vacant lot. Vacant lots must also be kept free of the weeds, dry grass, and accumulated trash declared public nuisances under Municipal Code Chapter 5-5, enforced by City Code Enforcement rather than Stanislaus County.
Per City of Turlock Code Enforcement guidance, 'no outdoor storage is permitted on any vacant parcel, and no vehicles may be stored or displayed for sale on any vacant lot or vacant business location.' Vacant lots remain subject to the City's nuisance-abatement standards in TMC Chapter 5-5, which declare accumulations of waste paper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter, or combustible trash a public nuisance, and treat overgrown, fire-prone vegetation as a hazard the City can abate. A property owner who fails to keep a vacant lot clear after notice may have the City abate the condition and assess the cleanup cost against the parcel. The City's Weed/Nuisance Abatement Officer administers these provisions, and administrative citations issue under TMC Title 2, Chapter 11. The City notes that tall weeds, overgrown bushes, and dry grass are not only unsightly but a fire hazard, and owners should keep lots mowed and yard waste removed. These standards apply inside the incorporated city; unincorporated parcels fall under Stanislaus County. Report a vacant-lot weed, debris, or illegal-storage problem to Turlock Code Enforcement at 209-664-7348 or via the online citizen report form.
Outdoor storage or vehicle storage/sale on a vacant lot, or letting weeds/trash accumulate, is a nuisance under TMC Chapter 5-5. After notice the City may abate and bill the owner, plus issue administrative citations (Title 2, Ch. 11).
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