About That Litter

Thank you everyone for your kind words and statements of appreciation on nextdoor for the work of myself & others in our efforts to improve/maintain the appearance of our community.

Ideally everyone would discard their trash in a responsible manor so there would be no litter. As evidenced by a walk down many of our streets, that doesn't always happen.
Many of us may be unaware of our responsibilities as stated in the County Ordinance 6.44 covering Weeds & Rubbish. This ordinance was reworded into legalize 2/23/22 but the WHO & WHAT as summarized below remain the same.

WHO is responsible:
Any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge of any real property in the county must maintain that property.

WHAT must be maintained:
The property, parking strip, sidewalk, and gutter should be free of overgrown vegetation, the accumulation of abandoned/discarded stuff, litter and weeds.

If you encounter a property that you feel is in gross violation of this ordinance try to talk to the owner/manager and tell them your specific concerns. If they are uncooperative or if responsibility for the area of concern is unknown get the address and report it to Alameda County Code Enforcement at 510 670-5400 or by email to planningcode.enforcement@acgov.org. Pictures of the concern would be helpful.

FYI – Code Enforcement only investigates issues reported to them!

–Carl Owens, Castro Valley