Earlier editions: 2026-09
Simi Valley Municipal Code Ch. 10 Tumbleweeds, Weeds, Grass, and Similar Vegetation
Simi Valley Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Simi Valley
Cite as: Simi Valley Municipal Code Chapter 10 · Text as of 2026-10-04
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Sections 4-10.01 through 4-10.03, as added by Ordinance No. 330 C.S., effective January 9, 1978, as amended by Ordinance No. 357, effective July 19, 1978, amended in their entirety by Section 10, Ordinance No. 457, effective November 10, 1980.
4-10.01 - Public nuisances.¶
It shall be unlawful for an owner or occupant of any real property within the City to allow, permit, or fail to take reasonable actions to prevent the growth or accumulation of any tumbleweeds (Salsola Kali or Amaranthus Gralcizans), weeds, grass, or similar vegetation, trash, and debris on the property, including unpaved portions of adjacent public streets to which there is a right of access. Such tumbleweeds, weeds, grass, or similar vegetation, trash, and debris which, when mature, bears wingy or downy seeds, which will attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, which is otherwise noxious or dangerous, or which creates a harborage or a food supply for rodents or other pests, or which, when growing or accumulated in or near drainage channels, obstructs the free flow of water shall be deemed to be a public nuisance.
(§ 10, Ord. 457, eff. November 10, 1980, as amended by § 9, Ord. 488, eff. October 28, 1981, and § 2, Ord. 579, eff. September 5, 1984)
4-10.02 - Preventative measures.¶
Every landowner or occupant of real property shall take preventative measures to either remove or prevent the growth or accumulation of any tumbleweeds, weeds, grass, or similar vegetation, trash, and debris which, when mature, bears wingy or downy seeds, which will attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, which is otherwise noxious or dangerous, or which creates a harborage or a food supply for rodents or other pests, or which, when growing or accumulated in or near drainage channels, obstructs the free flow of water on premises owned or occupied by such landowners or occupants, including unpaved portions of adjacent public streets to which there is a right of access, or prohibit or stifle their growth through methods approved by the County Agricultural Commissioner.
(§ 10, Ord. 457, eff. November 10, 1980, as amended by § 10, Ord. 488, eff. October 28, 1981, and § 2, Ord. 579, eff. September 5, 1984)
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