Self-register within 60 days
Owners of commercial buildings vacant 60+ days must register with the City of Citrus Heights. Failure to register triggers code enforcement on top of the monitoring fee.
City of Citrus Heights · Ordinance 2026-001 · CA BSIS PPO #121830
Citrus Heights Vacant Building Patrol — Ordinance 2026-001 Compliance
The Commercial Property Reoccupancy Program (Ordinance No. 2026-001) requires owners of commercial buildings vacant 60+ days to register with the City of Citrus Heights and either maintain working fire and burglar alarms OR provide an approved on-site security patrol four times every 24 hours. Stormhammer's patrol package is priced specifically for that requirement — under half the $2,200 minimum annual city monitoring fee.
City fee
$2,200–$6,600 / yr
Our patrol
Under ½ the $2,200 fee
Coverage
4×/24hr · GPS · Photo
Licensed
CA BSIS PPO #121830
Insured
$2M general liability
Coverage
Greater Sacramento, 16 cities
Staff
Avg 7+ yrs patrol experience
Dispatch
Live 24/7 · first-ring pickup
Reporting
GPS + photo · PDF to inbox
Ordinance 2026-001 — what owners actually have to do
Plain-English summary of the Commercial Property Reoccupancy Program requirements. The official ordinance text is available from the City of Citrus Heights.
Annual monitoring fee — $2,200 to $6,600
Tiered by building square footage. The fee is waived when the property is properly registered, maintained, and meets the security-monitoring requirement.
Working alarms — OR 4×/24hr physical patrol
Vacant properties must maintain working fire and burglar alarm systems. Properties without automated alarms must have an approved on-site security patrol four times every 24 hours. This is where we come in.
Exterior & interior maintenance
Property must be kept clean, secure, and free of vandalism, neglected landscaping, and structural deterioration. Our patrol documents condition every tour so abatement notices never surprise the owner.
Required owner-contact signage
A sign with the owner's or property manager's contact info must be clearly posted. For defaults or foreclosures, lender contact must also be listed.
Relief & exemptions
Owners can request fee relief if the property is well-maintained with no open code enforcement violations in the prior 12 months. Active construction or renovation under valid permits is exempt.
Why pay $2,200 to the city when you can pay less to actually patrol the building?
The City of Citrus Heights waives the $2,200–$6,600 annual monitoring fee when the property is properly registered, maintained, and meets the security-monitoring standard. Owners who treat the fee as the cheapest option pay full price AND still own the squatter, copper-theft, and vandalism risk that vacant buildings attract.
Stormhammer's 4×/24hr patrol package — randomized GPS-tracked tours with photo verification of every perimeter, door, roll-up, and condition note — is priced specifically to come in under half the $2,200 minimum annual fee. It also produces the daily PDF documentation the City accepts for the security-monitoring requirement, and it actually keeps the building from becoming a negligent-security or PC §459 burglary claim.
Call (530) 902-9390 with the property address and square footage for a tier-matched quote. Dispatch responds within one business hour.
What we deliver
- 4 randomized tours / 24 hr. Meets Ordinance 2026-001's physical monitoring frequency.
- GPS-tracked, photo-verified arrivals. Every tour logs a GPS ping and photo at perimeter, doors, and roll-ups.
- Daily PDF report. Formatted for City of Citrus Heights compliance review and lender / asset-manager handoff.
- Condition log. Vandalism, dumping, broken windows, landscaping — documented before they become abatement notices.
- Trespass advisement on first contact. Squatters never reach night 30 and the tenancy-protection window.
- SPD escalation. Active CA PC §459 burglary, PC §602 trespass, or PC §594 vandalism dispatched immediately.
Frequently asked — Citrus Heights Ord. 2026-001
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Citrus Heights Ordinance 2026-001?+
Ordinance 2026-001 is the City of Citrus Heights' Commercial Property Reoccupancy Program. It requires owners of commercial buildings vacant 60+ days to register, pay an annual monitoring fee of $2,200–$6,600, and either maintain working fire and burglar alarms OR provide an approved on-site security patrol four times every 24 hours.
Can your patrol satisfy the 4×/24hr requirement?+
Yes. Stormhammer's Citrus Heights vacant-building patrol package is built specifically for Ordinance 2026-001: four randomized, GPS-tracked, photo-verified tours per 24-hour period, with a written daily report formatted for City of Citrus Heights compliance review. CA BSIS PPO #121830.
How much does the patrol cost vs. the city fee?+
Our Ordinance 2026-001 patrol package starts well under half the $2,200 minimum annual monitoring fee — and it does the work that gets the fee waived AND keeps the building from becoming a squatter or vandalism case at the same time. Call (530) 902-9390 for a property-specific quote.
Does the patrol also help waive the monitoring fee?+
Yes. The City waives the fee when the property is properly registered, maintained, and meets the security-monitoring standard. Our daily PDF report — with GPS tour map, time-stamped arrivals, and photo verification of perimeter, doors, and condition — is exactly the documentation the City asks for.
What if my building already has working alarms?+
Then physical patrol is not mandatory under the ordinance — but documented patrol is still the cheapest squatter, copper-theft, and vandalism insurance available for a vacant building. We quote both: alarm-response-only (lower frequency) and full 4×/24hr coverage.
How fast can you deploy in Citrus Heights?+
Same-day mobile patrol across Citrus Heights, plus Sunrise Mall corridor, Auburn Blvd, Greenback Lane, and Sylvan Corners. Dispatch at (530) 902-9390.
Do you cover foreclosed properties for lenders?+
Yes. Lender-owned (REO) commercial properties in Citrus Heights are a core account. We coordinate signage requirements (lender contact disclosure), patrol frequency, and condition reporting routed directly to the asset-management contact.
Get an ordinance-compliance quote
Tell us the property address, square footage, and whether alarms are currently working. We respond within one business hour with a tier-matched quote priced under half the $2,200 minimum annual city monitoring fee. Or call (530) 902-9390.
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