Butte County Code Enforcement is concerned with complaints pertaining to Planning and Building codes and ordinances in the unincorporated areas of Butte County.  Code Enforcement also handles complaints for the Medical and Nonmedical Cannabis Ordinance(s), the Noise Control Ordinance, and the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA) program, as well as for Nuisance Abatement clean-up and removals. 

 

What's New in Code Enforcement

Greenhouse Permit Requirements Form  

DBP-35 GREENHOUSE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS

 

Both Cannabis ordinances have been updated effective July 8, 2021

CHAPTER 32A - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES ORDINANCE

 

CHAPTER 34A - MEDICAL MARIJUANA ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 34C - NON-MEDICAL MARIJUANA ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 53A - CAMPFIRE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 54 - NORTH COMPLEX FIRE RECOVERY CODE

 

CHAPTER 38A - FIRE PREVENTION & PROTECTION ORDINANCE

 

 

    

          

Listed below is the complaint phone number and email for CalFire:

Phone: 530.538.7888

Email: buttecountyfire@gmail.com

The fire hazard complaint form can be found HERE.

Administrative Hearings

Butte County Code Enforcement is hosting administrative hearings via the Webex platform.

Cannabis Growing Season

2021 Cannabis enforcement started the first week of May. You can submit a complaint via email and/or telephone. Feel free to connect with our office at 530.552.3702 for more information regarding cultivation and compliance.  Ordinance tables are provided below.

          

 

 

Code Enforcement Advisory Board

The Butte County Code Enforcement Advisory Board currently has two vacant seats. If interested, please contact Code Enforcement at 530.552.3702.

  

     Follow us on Twitter @ButteCodeEnf

 

General Information

View Code Case Types
AVA	Lighting
Building Division	Cannabis
Camping Violation	Nuisance Abatement
Generator Noise	Substandard Housing
	Unsafe Structure
Junk In Public View	Zoning Violation

 

Complaint Forms

• File Complaint Online - Butte County Connect
• General Complaints (Form # DCE-6)
• Noise Complaints (Form # DCE-7)
• Cannabis Complaints (Form # DCE-2)

Cannabis

• Medical Cannabis  -  View Ordinance 34A (PDF)
• Nonmedical Cannabis  -  View Ordinance 34C (PDF)

Abandoned Vehicle Abatement (AVA)

• Abandoned Vehicles Photos
• AVA Service Authority Meetings

Nuisance Abatement

• Before and After Photos
• Standards for Securing Abandoned or Damaged Buildings

Landlord-Tenant Relations

• "Will the County resolve the dispute between the landlord and me?" 
• "Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Protect Renters and Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic" - Published March 16, 2020

Be Proactive

If you have potential code violations on your property, you don't need to wait for a warning or citation to clean it up.  If you have already received a warning or citation, there are resources to help you bring your property up to code.

CalRecycle and the Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility offer free programs that will accept many items such as mattresses, electronic waste, paint and even construction debris.

Northern Recycling and Waste Services offers e-waste programs and can arrange for special pickup of some items.