16.18.401 Generally.
It is hereby declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any premises in this County to maintain such premises in such a manner that any one or more of the conditions or activities described in the following subsections are found to exist:
A. The keeping, storage, depositing, or accumulation on the premises of any personal property, including, but not limited to, abandoned, neglected or broken equipment or machinery, abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles, automotive parts and equipment, appliances, furniture, containers, packing materials, scrap metal, wood, building materials, junk, rubbish, and debris, which is within the view of persons on adjacent or nearby real property or the public right-of-way and which constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values; provided, however, that wood and building materials being used or to be used for a project of repair or renovation for which a building permit has been obtained may be stored for such a period of time as is necessary to expeditiously complete the project;
B. The keeping, storage, depositing or accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar materials, which constitutes blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values;
C. Landscaping, or the lack thereof, that is detrimental to aesthetic and property values in the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare as evidenced by any one or more of the following conditions:
1. The accumulation of weeds, trees, debris or other vegetation that is overgrown onto a public right-of-way at least twelve (12) inches, or is completely dead, over twelve (12) inches in height, and covers more than fifty (50) percent of the front or side yard visible from any street; or
2. The failure to regularly maintain plant materials, including, but not limited to, irrigating, mowing, and trimming in a manner consistent with applicable Sacramento County Code requirements; or
3. The failure to remove and/or replace any overgrown, damaged, dead, diseased, or decaying plant materials likely to harbor vectors; or
4. The failure to keep irrigation systems in proper working order to provide water and coverage that is consistent with applicable Sacramento County Code requirements; or
5. The failure to comply with applicable County landscape design plan and permit requirements and development permit requirements for landscaping.
D. The operation of a junkyard or automobile dismantling yard, except in an industrial zone pursuant to a special use permit;
E. Any abandoned drive-in enterprise;
F. Any dangerous, unsightly, or blighted condition which is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the public;
G. Any devices, signs, decorations, designs, and/or fences which are visible from the public right-of-way or neighboring properties that are in a state of disrepair and/or create a health or safety hazard;
H. Any condition in violation of Title 4 of the Sacramento County Code (Business License);
I. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.120 of the Sacramento County Code (Graffiti);
J. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.20 of the Sacramento County Code (Solid Waste);
K. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.68 of the Sacramento County Code (Noise);
L. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.96 or 6.98 of the Sacramento County Code (Hazardous Materials);
M. Any condition in violation of Title 8 of the Sacramento County Code (Animal Control Law);
N. Any condition in violation of Chapter 16.02, 16.04, 16.20 or 16.22 of the Sacramento County Code (Building Code), including, but not limited to, buildings or structures which are abandoned, partially destroyed, or permitted to remain in a state of partial construction or partial demolition; and unpainted buildings causing dry rot, warping and lack of weather protection;
O. Any condition in violation of Chapters 17.04 and 17.12 of the Sacramento County Code (Fire Protection);
P. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.28 of the Sacramento County Code (Wells and Pumps);
Q. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.32 of the Sacramento County Code (Sanitary Sewage Systems);
R. Any condition in violation of Health and Safety Code Section 115700, including abandoned excavations, septic tanks and swimming pools;
S. Any condition in violation of the Sacramento County Zoning Code (Zoning Code);
T. Any condition in violation of Chapter 16.36 of the Sacramento County Code (Swimming Pools);
U. Any condition in violation of Chapter 16.38 of the Sacramento County Code (Sign Code);
V. Any condition in violation of Chapter 16.44 of the Sacramento County Code (Land Grading and Erosion Control);
W. Any condition in violation of Chapter 17.12 of the Sacramento County Code (Weed Control) including, but not limited to, overgrown, dead, dry, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, and other vegetation, brush or weeds likely to cause a fire hazard to adjacent or nearby improved property or to the public, or which are noxious, dangerous or which cause a health hazard;
X. Any condition recognized in law or in equity as constituting a public nuisance;
Y. The failure to maintain and monitor any vacant building or property so as to constitute a condition detrimental to property values in the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.
The existence of any one or more of the following property conditions constitutes a violation of this subsection:
1. The property contains overgrown, diseased, dead or decayed trees, weeds or other vegetation that:
a. Constitutes a fire hazard or other condition that is dangerous to the public health, safety, welfare, or
b. Creates the potential for the harboring of rats, vermin, vector, or other similar nuisances, or
c. Substantially detracts from the aesthetic and property values of neighboring properties, or
d. Is overgrown onto a public right-of-way at least twelve (12) inches, or
e. Is completely dead, over twelve (12) inches in height, and covers more than fifty (50) percent of the front or side yard visible from any street,
2. The property fails to comply with applicable development permit requirements with respect to any landscaping requirements,
3. The property contains exterior trash, debris, junk, or graffiti not regularly removed,
4. The property and all building entry points including doorways, windows or other openings are not closed, maintained or secured to prevent entry into the property and building by persons or animals,
5. Criminal activity is occurring on the premises, including, but not limited to, use and sale of controlled substances, prostitution, criminal street gang activity, loitering or trespassing;
Z. Any unimproved real property which has become a dumping ground for litter, garbage, junk, debris, or discarded vehicles, vehicle parts and/or vehicle hulks, and which real property has been subject to abatement on one or more occasions by the County;
AA. Any conditions in violation of Chapter 15.12 (Stormwater Management and Discharge Control). Once proceedings have been commenced pursuant to this chapter to declare a property to be a public nuisance under this subsection, no such property shall be deemed to be in compliance with this chapter solely because such property thereafter becomes occupied;
BB. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.88 of the Sacramento County Code (Marijuana Cultivation);
CC. Any condition in violation of Chapter 6.130 of the Sacramento County Code (Reduction of Single Use Plastic and Paper Bags). (SCC 1650 § 2, 2019; SCC 1611 § 2, 2017; SCC 1609 § 12, 2017; SCC 1596 § 3, 2016; SCC 1578 § 7, 2015; SCC 1576 § 1, 2014; SCC 1572 § 3, 2014; SCC 1563 § 2, 2014; SCC 1561 § 2, 2014; SCC 1530 § 2, 2013; SCC 1459 § 2, 2010; SCC 1370 § 1, 2007; SCC 1295 § 25, 2005; SCC 1218 § 2, 2002; SCC 1146 § 3, 1999; SCC 1052 § 1, 1996; SCC 0982 § 1, 1995.)