This Ordinance Summary is published in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section 25124. On April 10, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Cambria Community Services District adopted Ordinance 01-2025 adding Chapter 6.05 to the Cambria Community Services District Municipal Code relating to Weed Abatement Standards. Ordinance 01-2025 was adopted by the following vote:

AYES: 5 (Scott, Thomas, Farmer, Gray & Dean)

NAYS: 0

ABSENT: 0        

Ordinance 01-2025 will add a new Chapter to the CCSD Municipal Code to set forth standards for weed abatement to facilitate regulation and control of the growth and accumulation of weeds, grasses, and other combustible vegetation, in order to reduce fire risks and protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the community. The Ordinance includes definitions of “Weeds,” “Noxious Plants,” and “Hazardous Trees,” and provides standards for property owners to maintain their property in accordance with Chapter 49 of the California Fire Code Sections 4906 and 4907, as well as for the abatement of weeds and hazardous trees. Exceptions are also specified in the Ordinance.

The Ordinance also declares that weeds, grass, and combustible vegetation growing or accumulating upon private property within the District, which do, or will when dry, create a fire hazard and which constitute a danger to the property and to neighboring property or the health or welfare of residents of the property and the people residing in the vicinity, constitute a public nuisance. The Ordinance includes provisions for enforcement and abatement of properties that constitute a fire hazard and public nuisance pursuant to the District’s Civil Administrative Citation procedures contained in Chapter 1.14 of the District’s Municipal Code.  Costs of abatement can be recovered in accordance with Section 1.14.090 and Notices of Lien may also be recorded pursuant to that Section.

In accordance with Government Code Section 25124, a certified copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available for public review electronically below and at the following location:

Cambria Community Services District             

2150 Main Street, #1-A                                   

Cambria, CA 93428                                                    

For questions, please call the Cambria Community Services District at (805) 927-6223.