Corona, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Nuisance
- vegetation likely to harbor rats/vermin
- Duty holder
- owner, lessee or occupant
- Enforcer
- Director of Planning / Code Enforcement Officer
- Hearing body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Penalty
- infraction (ongoing) or misdemeanor (order violation)
Summary
Overgrown vegetation that is likely to harbor rats, vermin or other vectors is a declared public nuisance on any Corona property. Corona Code of Ordinances § 8.32.030(B)(1)(a) puts the maintenance duty on the owner, lessee or occupant, and the city can order it cleared through the same Board of Zoning Adjustment abatement process used for other property nuisances.
(B) Vegetation, trees, landscaping or other plant materials which are subject to any of the following conditions: (1) Overgrown or in such a condition that they are or are likely to: (a) Harbor rats, vermin or other vectors;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-56: Supplement contains: Local legislation passed through Ord. 3423, passed 12-3-2025).
Full Breakdown
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. 040 specifying the violation and a reasonable abatement period. 170.
Violations & Fines
Allowing overgrown vegetation that harbors vermin to continue after a Notice of Intention to Abate is an infraction under § 8.32.180(B), with each day a separate offense; failing to comply with a final Board of Zoning Adjustment abatement order is a misdemeanor under § 8.32.180(A).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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