Common Code Enforcement Violations

Residential Zones
  • Accumulation of trash, junk, and debris in public view.
  • Overgrown, dead, decayed hazardous vegetation
  • Deteriorated fencing, walls, buildings, structures
  • Broken windows
  • Lack of maintenance for pools, spas, ponds or other bodies of water
  • Illegal grading
  • Construction without building permits – patios, retaining walls, pools, garage conversions
  • Graffiti
  • Zoning violations (link to Ord. 348)
  • Business License/ Home Occupations
 
Commercial Zones
  • Operating without a business license (link to application)
  • Illegal Signs or signs without permits
  • Ambient air balloons without permits
  • Failure to obtain Certificates of Occupancy
  • Encroachment of right of ways
  • Temporary use permits for special events
  • Unauthorized parking
  • Street vendors
  • Zoning Violations
 
Substandard Housing
  • Inoperative electrical wiring, receptacles, switches
  • Inoperative plumbing equipment
  • Lack of hot and cold running water
  • Lack of heating or ventilation
  • Inadequate waterproofing
  • Infestation of insects, vermin, rodents
  • Deteriorated floors, walls, ceilings or roofs
 
Foreclosures or Vacant Abandon Properties
  • Property must be registered (link to application)
  • Lack of property maintenance.
  • Pools and spa fenced, water remains clear or shall be drained.
  • Secured in a manner to prevent access by unauthorized persons.
 

For more information, please contact the Code Enforcement Department at (951) 244-2955, option 4