Aliso Viejo, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

The vector-prevention rule is AVMC § 7.05.110. Subsection A requires persons in charge of the day-to-day operation of properties other than food establishments to arrange removal of all solid waste, recyclable materials and organic waste not less frequently than once a week. Subsection B requires every person in charge of an establishment where food is commercially prepared or sold to cause waste food solid waste, recyclable materials and organic waste to be removed at least twice a week. Both subsections state their purpose as protecting public health, safety and well-being against the growth and spread of vectors. Under subsection C, the director of public works can require more frequent collection or an increase in the size or number of bins for commercial or multifamily premises.

The code itself speaks of vectors; it names rodents in § 7.05.230, which allows composting of putrescible waste only in a way that rodents, insects and other disease vectors are not drawn to the compost pile. Section 7.05.090 requires every person in control of a place in the City of Aliso Viejo to keep containers capable of holding all waste without spilling, and § 7.05.250 makes it a public nuisance to occupy or control property without arrangements for regular collection. In the nuisance chapter, § 8.24.010(C) treats refuse and waste kept on property for more than seven calendar days as a nuisance, and subsection D reaches vegetation likely to harbor rats, vermin and similar hazards. Section 8.24.020 prohibits maintaining a nuisance and sends violators to Chapter 1.06 AVMC.