Upland, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- vegetation likely to harbor rats/vermin
- Notice cure period
- 5 days
- Enforcing office
- superintendent of streets
- Misdemeanor fine cap
- $50
- Appeal window
- 10 days to city council
Summary
Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(D)(2) declares it a public nuisance to let overgrown vegetation exist on improved property that is likely to harbor rats or vermin. The superintendent of streets can order the condition abated within five days, and the city can bill the owner or pursue a misdemeanor for noncompliance.
It is a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises in this city to maintain such premises in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist anywhere on the property: ... D. Landscaping. It is unlawful to allow any one or more of the following conditions to exist on improved property: ... 2. Overgrown vegetation that is likely to harbor such nuisances as rats or vermin, or is in a condition to cause unsightliness;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
' The same subsection separately requires landscaping to be actively maintained, including trimming, weeding and mowing, under item 4. 020 is guilty of a misdemeanor. 040 lets the city instead perform the removal itself and bill the owner for the cost, recoverable in a lawsuit if unpaid within 30 days of the bill. 120 give the city manager authority to hold a public hearing, issue a written abatement order with a compliance deadline, and, if the owner doesn't comply, have the work done by city forces or contractors with the cost becoming a lien on the property. 110(B).
Violations & Fines
Failing to abate overgrown, rodent-harboring vegetation within five days of a notice from the superintendent of streets is a misdemeanor under Section 8.12.030, punishable by a fine of up to $50 or up to 30 days in county jail, or both. The city may alternatively remove the vegetation itself and bill the owner under Section 8.12.040, or place a lien on the property through the formal abatement hearing process in Sections 8.12.060 through 8.12.120.
Frequently Asked Questions
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