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18.23.040 Property Maintenance

Lindsay Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Lindsay

  1. It is declared to be a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property within the city to maintain such premises in such manner than any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon:

    1. Buildings or structures which violate the city's building code by creating a fire hazard, danger to human life or hazards to public health, safety and general welfare, including dilapidation, broken equipment, hazardous pools excavations, neglected machinery, indiscriminate outdoor storage of household goods or equipment, the keeping and outdoor storage of vehicles incapable of moving under their own power, and other similar attractive nuisances.

    2. Premises unmaintained so as to constitute a fire hazard by reason of weeds, grasses, rank overgrowth or accumulation of debris, or which could harbor rats or other vermin, create

unsightly appearance or create conditions which are detrimental to neighboring properties.

  1. Broken windows or other structural defects which create hazardous conditions and invite trespassing and malicious mischief, including unsafe structural supports, boarded doorways and windows, dry rot, termites and similar hazards.

  2. Clothes lines within front yard areas.

  3. Garbage cans and garbage receptacles permanently stored within front yards which are visible from the public street and neighboring property owners.

  4. Failure to maintain any wall, fence or hedge as to constitute a hazard to persons or property or to cause depreciation in the value of adjacent property.

  5. Whenever the director or building official determines that any building or premises is in violation of the provisions of this section, he shall give written notice thereof to the owner of record as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, and shall post said written notice on the premises.

  6. If the owner, duly noticed under subsection B of this section, fails to comply with directives requiring abatement of violations of this section, the appropriate city official shall file the official complaint with the city council, with a copy of said complaint being sent to the affected property owner by certified mail. Said complaint, or notice of complaint, shall be made the subject of a public hearing before the city council in the manner prescribed for the conduct of public hearings provided in Section 18.17.040 of this code.

  7. The city council shall hear the matter, review all pertinent testimony and information, and determine whether a public nuisance does in fact exist, and further determine the method by which abatement of the nuisance shall be accomplished by the affected property owner. A copy of the city council's decision shall be served by certified mail upon the affected property owner.

  8. Failure on the part of an affected property owner to abate public nuisance determined by the city council to exist under the provisions of this section shall constitute an infraction, and shall be abated under the proceedings prescribed under Section 18.24.030.

(Ord. 437 § 1 (part), 1989)

18.24 Construction And Definitions

18.24.010 Construction 18.24.020 General Terminology 18.24.030 Definitions

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▸ Contents — Lindsay Zoning Code
Lindsay Zoning Code
  1. 18.01.010 Adoption
  2. 18.01.020 Purposes And Objectives Of The Code
  3. 18.01.030 Short Title
  4. 18.01.040 Components Of The Zoning Title
  5. 18.01.050 Interpretation
  6. 18.02.010 Districts
  7. 18.02.020 District Boundaries
  8. 18.02.030 Effect Of District Regulations
  9. 18.02.050 Requirements For Maintaining Consistency With Genera…
  10. 18.03.010 Adoption Of Zone Plan
  11. 18.03.020 Division Of The Zone Plan
  12. 18.03.030 Amendments To The Zone Plan
  13. 18.04.010 Purpose And Application
  14. 18.04.020 Permitted Uses
  15. 18.04.030 Permitted Uses; Administrative Approval
  16. 18.04.040 Conditional Uses; City Council Approval
  17. 18.04.050 Property Development Standards
  18. 18.04.060 General Provisions And Exceptions
  19. 18.05 UR Urban Reserve District
  20. 18.06 RA Residential Acreage District
  21. 18.07.010 Purposes And Application
  22. 18.07.020 Permitted Uses
  23. 18.07.030 Permitted Uses; Administrative Approval
  24. 18.07.040 Conditional Uses; City Council Approval
  25. 18.07.050 Property Development Standards
  26. 18.08.010 Purposes And Application
  27. 18.08.020 Permitted Uses
  28. 18.08.030 Permitted Uses; Administrative Approval
  29. 18.08.040 Conditional Uses; City Council Approval
  30. 18.08.050 Property Development Standards
  31. 18.08.070 General Provisions And Exceptions
  32. 18.09 PO Professional Office District
  33. 18.10 C Commercial Districts
  34. 18.18 of this title.
  35. 18.10.070 C Property Development Standards
  36. 18.10.080 C Project Review Requirements
  37. 18.10.090 C General Provisions And Exceptions
  38. 18.11 I Industrial Districts
  39. 18.12.010 PUD Planned Unit Development Combining District
  40. 18.12.020 MXU Mixed Use Combining District
  41. 18.13.080 Existing Uses
  42. 18.13.010 Purposes And Application
  43. 18.13.070 Screening, Fencing And Landscaping
  44. 18.13.080 Existing Uses
  45. 18.14.020 Temporary Subdivision Signs And Sales Offices
  46. 18.14.030 Mobile Home Parks
  47. 18.14.050 Regulation Of Manufactured Housing Within Residentia…
  48. 18.14.060 Second Dwelling Units
  49. 18.14.120 Applicability And Severability
  50. 18.14.130 No Discrimination Against Noncommercial Speech
  51. 18.14.140 Exempt Signs
  52. 18.14.150 Prohibited Signs
  53. 18.14.160 Permits Required
  54. 18.14.170 Rules For Sign Measurement
  55. 18.14.180 Sign Regulations On Developed Sites By Zone District
  56. 18.14.200 Offsite Temporary Signs For Residential Subdivisions
  57. 18.14.210 Flags And Flagpoles
  58. 18.14.240 Temporary Sign Standards
  59. 18.14.250 Size Of Signs On Windows
  60. 18.14.280 Illumination Of Signs
  61. 18.14.290 Concealed Electrical Systems
  62. 18.14.300 Master Sign Program
  63. 18.14.310 Variances And Minor Deviations
  64. 18.14.320 Wall Mural Placement And Design Criteria
  65. 18.14.340 Maintenance Of Signs
  66. 18.14.350 Hazardous Signs
  67. 18.14.360 Abandoned Or Obsolete Signs
  68. 18.14.370 Illegal Signs
  69. 18.14.380 Other Signs And Advertising Structures
  70. 18.14.390 Enforcement
  71. 18.14.400 Definitions
  72. 18.15 General Provisions And Exceptions
  73. 18.16.010 Purposes And Application
  74. 18.16.020 Procedure
  75. 18.16.030 Findings
  76. 18.16.040 Notice Of Decision
  77. 18.16.060 Revocation
  78. 18.16.070 Building Permit
  79. 18.16.080 Review Of Utility Towers And Lines
  80. 18.16.090 Wireless Communication Facilities
  81. 18.17 Permits For Conditional Uses
  82. 18.18.020 Drawings To Be Submitted
  83. 18.18.030 Referral And Action
  84. 18.18.040 Conditions Of Approval
  85. 18.18.050 Required Findings
  86. 18.18.080 Building Permit
  87. 18.18.090 Lapse Of Site Plan Approval
  88. 18.18.100 Revocation
  89. 18.18.110 Site Plan Approval To Run With The Land
  90. 18.18.120 Minor Revisions To A Previously Approved Site Plan
  91. 18.19.010 Purposes
  92. 18.19.030 Permitted Uses
  93. 18.19.040 Site Area
  94. 18.19.050 Standards
  95. 18.19.060 Required Conditions
  96. 18.19.070 Use Permit Procedure
  97. 18.20 Standards For Specific Uses
  98. 18.21.010 Purposes
  99. 18.21.020 Authority Of The City Council
  100. 18.21.030 Application And Fee
  101. 18.21.040 Hearing And Notice
  102. 18.21.050 Public Hearing; Procedure
  103. 18.21.060 Action Of The City Council
  104. 18.21.070 Building Permit
  105. 18.21.080 Lapse Of Variance
  106. 18.21.090 Revocation
  107. 18.21.100 New Application
  108. 18.21.110 Administrative Adjustments
  109. 18.21.120 Reasonable Accommodation
  110. 18.22.010 Purpose
  111. 18.22.030 Application And Fee
  112. 18.22.090 Special Zoning Exceptions; Alternate Procedure For A…
  113. 18.23.010 Permit, Certificates And Licenses
  114. 18.23.020 Duties Of The Community Development Director And Bui…
  115. 18.23.030 Violations; Penalties
  116. 18.23.040 Property Maintenance
  117. 18.24.010 Construction
  118. 18.24.020 General Terminology
  119. 18.24.030 Definitions

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