Glenn County, CA Property Maintenance: Weeds & Overgrown Grass (2026)

The chapter is enacted under California Health and Safety Code Sections 14930 and 14931, which let the Board compel owners, lessees, or occupants in the unincorporated county to 'cut and remove hazardous weeds, rubbish, refuse and noxious vegetation' from property and adjacent sidewalks (Section 07.280.010). It defines 'weeds' to include weeds bearing downy or wingy seeds; 'sagebrush, manzanita, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property'; noxious weeds and grasses; 'dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard'; growths that clog drainage channels; and low tree branches near intersections that obstruct visibility (Section 07.280.030). When a violation exists, the enforcing officer mails (or posts) a notice to abate by removing the offending material by a stated date; failure to comply lets the officer enter and remove it, with the cost made a lien on the property (Section 07.280.070). Owners may request a hearing before a County Hearing Officer, with an appeal to the Board of Supervisors. The chapter does not set a specific lawn height; it is keyed to fire menace, drainage, traffic visibility, and nuisance conditions rather than a fixed inch measurement.