Bellflower, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Vegetation likely to harbor, or promote the presence of, rats, vermin and/or insects;

b. Vegetation causing or tending to cause detriment to neighboring properties, or that is out of conformity with neighboring community standards to such an extent as to result in, or contribute to, a diminution of property values, including, but not limited to:

i. Lawns with grass in excess of six inches,

ii. Hedges, trees, or other plant material that are not maintained in a neat, orderly, and healthy manner as a result of lack of adequate mowing, grooming, trimming, pruning, and/or watering;

c. Vegetation that creates, or promotes, the existence of a fire hazard;

d. Vegetation that overhangs or grows onto or into any public property, including, but not limited to, any public alley, highway, land, sidewalk, street or other right-of-way, so as to cause an obstruction to any person or vehicle using such public property;

e. Tree branches or other vegetation within five feet of the rooftop of a structure so as to facilitate rodent or animal access thereto.

12. Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, ground cover, and other vegetation, or the absence of healthful vegetation, that causes, contributes to, or promotes, any one of the following conditions or consequences:

a. An attractive nuisance;

b. A fire hazard;

c. The creation or promotion of dust or soil erosion;

d. A diminution in property values;

e.