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

Section 8.32.030(B) of the property maintenance chapter lists overgrown or diseased vegetation, trees, landscaping and other plant material as a nuisance whenever the growth is likely to harbor rats, vermin or other vectors, provide a harboring place for vagrants, or otherwise be injurious to public health or degrade neighboring property values. § 8.32.030(B)(2) adds dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous vegetation that creates a fire or health hazard. § 8.32.020 puts the duty on every owner, lessee, occupant or person in charge of the property, and that duty survives any contract or lease that assigns yard maintenance to someone else.

Enforcement runs through the Director of Planning or a Code Enforcement Officer, who issues written notice under § 8.32.040 specifying the violation and a reasonable abatement period. If the property owner doesn't clear the vegetation voluntarily under § 8.32.050, the city can proceed to a Notice of Intention to Abate and a hearing before the Board of Zoning Adjustment under §§ 8.32.060-8.32.110, with the city authorized to send crews or a contractor onto the property to cut back the overgrowth if the owner still doesn't act, and to assess the cost as a lien under § 8.32.140 and §§ 8.32.150-8.32.170.