NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing at which all interested persons will be heard, will be held before the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County, California, on the 1st Floor Board Chambers, County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, to consider adoption of the following:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-053
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ABATEMENT OF
HAZARDOUS VEGETATION AND ORCHARD ABATEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 695
REQUIRING THE ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS VEGETATION AND ORDINANCE NO. 772 ABATEMENT OF ABANDONED OR NEGLECTED ORCHARDS, GROVES OR VINYARDS &
ANCILLARY WEEDS & DEBRIS
WHEREAS, on April 10, 1990, the Board of Supervisors declared hazardous vegetation to be a public nuisance and provided for the abatement of said hazardous vegetation within certain designated areas of the western portion of the unincorporated area of Riverside County pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 14875, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1990, this Board held a public hearing and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 14900.5, declared the nuisance created by hazardous vegetation to be a seasonal and recurrent nuisance thereby allowing for the abatement of said vegetation growing on said parcels every year without the need of any further hearing; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 1990, this Board adopted Ordinance No. 695, an ordinance of the County of Riverside requiring the abatement of hazardous vegetation; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 1990, this Board held a public hearing to consider all comments and objections to establishing such fees in connection with enforcement of this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance took effect thirty days from the date of adoption; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors declared all neglected or abandoned orchards, groves or vineyards with dead or decaying trees, vines and plants to be a public nuisance and provided for the abatement of said hazardous orchards; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 1997, this Board adopted Ordinance No. 772, an ordinance of the County of Riverside requiring the abatement of neglected Orchards, Groves or Vineyards; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance took effect thirty days from the date of adoption; and
WHEREAS, Section 7 of said ordinance allows that the administrative fee may be set by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department of the County of Riverside now finds it necessary and appropriate to amend the administrative fee for the abatement of hazardous vegetation and the abatement of hazardous orchards; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, State of California, in regular session assembled on June 23, 2026 in the meeting room of the Board of Supervisors, located on the 1st floor of the County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, CA, and following a public hearing that Resolution No. 2026-053 is adopted and the administrative fee identified as Schedule A are hereby approved by this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Clerk of the Board shall advertise pursuant to Government Code Section 6062a.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that Resolution No. 11-080, heretofore adopted by this Board of Supervisors on June 28, 2011, is hereby rescinded is superseded by Resolution No. 2026-053 effective July 1, 2026.
SCHEDULE A.
HAZARDOUS VEGETATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEE
Current Proposed
Weed/Orchard $ 254 per parcel $ 380 per parcel
Abatement
Please send all written correspondence to: Clerk of the Board, 4080 Lemon Street, 1st Floor, Post Office Box 1147, Riverside, CA 92502-1147 or email cob@rivco.org.
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Dated: May 13, 2026
Kimberly A. Rector, Clerk of the Board
By: Ana Garcia, Clerk of the Board Assistant
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