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

Section 8.12.020(D) lists landscaping conditions the city treats as a public nuisance on improved property, and item 2 specifically targets rodent harborage: 'Overgrown vegetation that is likely to harbor such nuisances as rats or vermin, or is in a condition to cause unsightliness.' The same subsection separately requires landscaping to be actively maintained, including trimming, weeding and mowing, under item 4. Enforcement follows Section 8.12.030: an owner, agent or occupant who fails, within five days of notice from the superintendent of streets, to remove a nuisance identified under Section 8.12.020 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 8.12.040 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. For broader abatement, Section 8.12.060 through 8.12.120 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. An owner may appeal the city manager's abatement order to the city council within 10 days under Section 8.12.110(B).