Chino Hills, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing clause
- CHMC § 8.12.020(9)(a)
- Trigger
- vegetation/debris harboring rats or vermin
- Related clause
- § 8.12.020(14), holes/equipment attracting pests
- Enforcing officer
- Director of Community Development
- Notice period
- 7 to 30 days to correct
Summary
Chino Hills declares overgrown trees, weeds, and debris a public nuisance whenever the growth "may harbor rats, vermin, or other disease carriers," giving code enforcement a direct hook to abate rodent-attracting yards without a separate vector-control ordinance.
9.Overgrown, dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, vegetation or debris which:a.May harbor rats, vermin, or other disease carriers,b.Is maintained so as to cause an obstruction to the vision of motorists or a hazardous condition to pedestrians or vehicle traffic,c.Constitutes an unsightly appearance, ord.Creates a danger or attractive nuisance to the public;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
020(9) designates as a public nuisance "overgrown, dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, vegetation or debris which: a. " The same numbered condition also covers vegetation that obstructs a motorist's or pedestrian's sightline, creates an unsightly appearance, or is a "danger or attractive nuisance to the public," so the rodent-harborage clause is one of four independent triggers within a single subsection. 010, but rodent and pest abatement on private property runs through the general nuisance chapter rather than a county health referral. 020.
Violations & Fines
An unabated rodent-harboring condition can proceed to a public hearing under § 8.12.050 and involuntary abatement, with costs recoverable as a lien on the property. Maintaining the nuisance after notice is also punishable as a misdemeanor under Chapter 1.36, up to a $1,000 fine and six months in county jail, since Chapter 8.12 does not classify this condition as an infraction.
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