Rat Control — Rat Harborages Due to Disorderly Accumulations, Debris, Etc.
San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0350
in effect§44.0350 Rat Control — Rat Harborages Due to Disorderly Accumulations, Debris, Etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any premises, whether improved or unimproved, or any open lot or alley to, accumulate lumber, boxes, barrels, bricks, stones, junk, debris, or similar materials unless same is piled in an even and orderly manner upon racks elevated not less than eighteen (18) inches above the ground and away from walls of buildings or other structures, so that those materials will not afford a shelter or harborage for rats.
(Renumbered from Sec. 46.10 on 2–10–1953 by O–5486 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art04Division03.pdf#page=15Fetched: 10/28/2026