4/15/22, 5:21 PM 9.28.020 Unlawful property nuisances.
https://library.qcode.us/lib/pleasanton_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_9-chapter_9_28-9_28_020 1/2 Pleasanton, California Municipal Code
Title 9 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 9.28 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
9.28.020 Unlawful property nuisances.
It is unlawful for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any property in the city to maintain or to allow to be maintained such property in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon, except as may be allowed by this code:
A. Broken or discarded furniture, household equipment and furnishings or shopping carts stored on the property so as to be visible from a public street; B. Overgrown vegetation visible from a public street likely to harbor rats, vermin or other nuisances or which obstructs the view of drivers on public streets or private driveways, or which impedes, obstructs or denies pedestrian or other lawful travel on sidewalks, walkways, or other public rights-of-way;
C. Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds, or other vegetation constituting unsightly appearance, dangerous to public safety and welfare and visible from a public street; D. Packing boxes, cardboard boxes, lumber, junk, trash, barrels, drums, salvage materials, or other debris kept on the property for an unreasonable period and visible from a public street; E. Attractive nuisances dangerous to children and other persons, including abandoned, broken or neglected equipment, machinery, appliances, refrigerators and freezers, hazardous pools, ponds and excavations;
F. Personal property, such as vehicles, boats, trailers or vehicle parts which are abandoned or left in a state of partial repair for an unreasonable period of time in front yards, side yards, driveways, sidewalks or walkways and visible from a public street; G. Vehicles parked or stored in residential zoning districts on property, other than on driveways or other improved surface designed for parking as reasonably determined by the city, and visible from a public street;
H. Buildings which are abandoned, partially destroyed, left in an unreasonable state of partial construction or have been declared substandard or dangerous by the building official; I. Unpainted buildings and those having dry rot, warping or termite infestation. Any building on which the condition of the paint has become so deteriorated as to permit decay, excessive checking, cracking, peeling, chalking, dry rot, warping or termite infestation as to render the building unsightly and in a state of disrepair;
4/15/22, 5:21 PM 9.28.020 Unlawful property nuisances.
https://library.qcode.us/lib/pleasanton_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_9-chapter_9_28-9_28_020 2/2 J. Buildings with windows containing broken glass or no glass at all, where the window is of a type which normally contains glass, which constitutes a hazard and/or invites trespassers and malicious mischief. Plywood or other material used to cover such window space, if permitted under this code, shall be painted in a color or colors compatible with the remainder of the building; K. Building exteriors, walls, fences, driveways, sidewalks or walkways which are maintained in such condition as to become defective or unsightly or are materially detrimental to nearby properties and improvements;
L. Construction equipment, farm machinery, or machinery of any type or description parked or stored on the owner’s property when it is visible from a public street, except:
1. During excavation, construction or demolition operations covered by an active building permit which are in progress on the subject property or an adjoining property,
2. During active farming operations, or
3. When such machinery in an agricultural or industrial zoning district is appropriately stored; M. Property which lacks appropriate landscaping, turf or plant material so as to cause excessive dust;
N. The keeping, storing, depositing or accumulation for an unreasonable period of time of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete, and other similar materials, which manner of keeping, storing, depositing or accumulation constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses;
O. Maintenance of property so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment or use of such adjacent properties. (Ord. 2038 § 1, 2012; Ord. 1431 § 1, 1989)
Contact:
City Clerk: 925-931-5027
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