Solano County Municipal Code Art. II Abatement of Flammable Material

The county officer charged with fire protection in the unincorporated area of Solano County or that officer’s designated agent may call to the attention of the applicable fire protection district the existence of flammable material which endangers public safety by creating a fire hazard, and the fire protection district may clear or order the clearing of land, or remove or order the removal of dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish, litter, or other flammable material.

(Ord. No. 1435, §1)

collection of costs.

In the event the county officer charged with fire protection, or the officer’s designee, or the chief of the applicable fire protection district or the chief’s deputies shall require the compliance by the owner, occupant, or person in charge of any property with any of the provisions of this chapter, and such owner, occupant, or person in charge fails to comply, the county or the applicable fire protection district may cause the same to be done. The reasonable costs thereof shall constitute a lien against such property when notice of lien is filed for record in the office of the County Assessor/Recorder and shall constitute a legal charge against the owner thereof, which may be collected by adding the cost to the tax bill of the owner for the ensuing year or by action at law. None of the remedies herein enumerated for collection of the cost shall be exclusive of any other remedy or remedies available to the county.

(Ord. No. 1389, §1; Ord. No. 1435, §1)