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

The City of Tustin regulates weeds and overgrown vegetation through its property maintenance and nuisance abatement provisions in the Tustin City Code, enforced by the Code Enforcement Division rather than Orange County. The City has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code and requires that property be maintained in a reasonably clean and well-kept condition; dead, overgrown, or weedy vegetation that creates a nuisance or fire hazard falls within the City's nuisance abatement authority, under which the City may order abatement and, if the owner fails to act, perform the work at the owner's cost. We did not find a published Tustin ordinance setting a specific numeric weed or grass height threshold (such as a maximum number of inches) that could be verified from a primary city source, so this answer does not state one. California law gives cities general authority to abate weeds and rubbish as nuisances, and many local agencies run an annual weed-abatement program; residents should keep yards and parkways free of dead grass, weeds, and combustible vegetation and respond to any Code Enforcement notice. For landscaping work, note that the City permits landscaping-related noise from residential property only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. To report overgrown or weedy property, contact Tustin Code Enforcement at 714-573-3135 (north of I-5) or 714-573-3134 (south of I-5).