No. Fences do not indicate legal property lines and are frequently erected without regards to legal property lines.
To determine the legal boundaries of your property, it is recommended that a surveyor be hired. Code Enforcement cannot resolve property line disputes.
Fence height for fences within five (5) feet of a public right-of-way or right-of-way with PUPF shall be measured from the grade of the right-of-way or right-of-way with PUPF.
Beyond five (5) feet, fence height shall be measured from highest elevation of the ground on either side of the fence.
Yes. According to Section 6.20.160 of the County Code: "It shall be unlawful for any person within the unincorporated area of Sacramento County, other than the County or a permittee authorized by the Code or the Sacramento Waste Authority, to collect or remove refuse or salvageable material placed at a curb or in a container for County collection." If you see scavenging, call the Sacramento County Sheriff Department at 916-874-5115 to report it.
If people who violate Sacramento County Code 6.20.160 by stealing recyclables exceed three (3) convictions in a year, they may be found guilty of a misdemeanor and may be subjects to fines and/or imprisonment.
To report scavenging, call the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department at 916-874-5115.
When adding additional surfaced parking in the front or side-street yard of your residence, the following requirements must be met:
Yes. It is legal in unincorporated Sacramento County to park and/or store an RV on your residential property.
The RV must be operational and currently registered to the home. Any trailer type RVs that are parked on the street shall not be detached from the tow vehicle while parked there.
Mobile homes that have or had axles and wheels but are designed to be detached are considered permanent dwellings and do not have the same regulations as RVs.
No. The zoning code does not allow for anyone to occupy a recreational vehicle (RV) on residential property.
If constructing a new single-family dwelling, you may also obtain a temporary use permit to reside in a recreational vehicle for up to one year while the home is constructed.
The occupancy must cease within 30 days of the issuance of the final building permit.
It depends. Mobile Homes within mobile home parks are governed by the State's California Department of Housing and Community Development. Their phone number is 916-255-2532.
Visit their website or view the Inspection Residential Information Booklet. Mobile homes that are on their own property are governed by Code Enforcement.
A vacant house is not a violation of any County Code and cannot be addressed by Code Enforcement. However, if the home is vacant, open and accessible, and is also being accessed by unauthorized people or persons, Code Enforcement can respond and ensure that the property is secured.
Contact the Sheriff's Department if you see illegal activity. It is also a violation of the nuisance code if a vacant building is not being maintained and dead grass/weeds exceed 12 inches over 50% of the yard.
No. Just as trees and bushes are allowed to grow as tall as they naturally may, there is no ordinance limiting how tall a neighbor may grow their lawn, or any other vegetation (including living weeds) the neighbor allows to grow on their property.
Completely dead, overgrown vegetation is a reportable violation but living vegetation is not.
No. There are no ordinances regulating what may and may not be grown outdoor on residential property, other than cannabis, which is prohibited.
There are no ordinances regulating height limits for residential vegetation. Live vegetation and vegetable gardens are permitted in any yard in residential zones.
Dead, overgrown vegetation may constitute a nuisance and may be a violation.
The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act - Senate Bill SB 183 - requires all single-family homes with an attached garage or a fossil fuel source to install carbon monoxide detectors within the home by July 1, 2011.
Owners of multi-family leased or rental dwellings, such as apartment buildings, had until January 1, 2013 to comply with the law. More information can be found at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website.
Generally speaking, a nuisance is anything which is injurious to health, is indecent or offensive to the senses, or is an obstruction of the free use of property.
In other words, a nuisance interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. Nuisances are more specifically defined in the Sacramento County Code under section 16.18.401.
Blight is a deteriorating environmental condition or nuisance that can damage and eventually ruin the security, health and economic vitality of a business district or neighborhood if it is ignored and allowed to grow.
Junk is defined as "any worn-out, cast-off, or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction or has been collected or stored for salvage or conversion to some use.
Any article or material which unaltered or unchanged and without further reconditioning, can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new shall not be considered junk.