Junk removal, hauling and land work in Fillmore, CA

Fillmore homes, by the numbers

Fillmore has about 5,200 lived-in homes and about 16,800 people (Census Reporter, Fillmore). About 75 percent are detached houses and about 68 percent are owned by the people living in them. About 54 percent were built before 1980, and about 10 percent are mobile homes.

Houses on real lots, ranch and orchard land around town, and older outbuildings make Fillmore a town of dirt work as much as junk removal: clearing, grading, leveling and hauling, along with cleanouts.

Fillmore’s own fire department

Fillmore is one of three cities outside Ventura County Fire’s territory, along with Ventura and Oxnard (Ventura County Fire). The city has its own fire department, so brush and weed rules inside city limits are the city’s, while ranches and homes outside town fall under the county’s June 1 deadline.

Either way, brush clearing and land clearing cover it.

Hazardous waste and drop-offs in Fillmore

The Santa Clara River Valley household hazardous waste facility is in Fillmore, at the Fillmore Fire Station and Public Works Yard on Sespe Place, with collection events for Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ojai and the unincorporated areas (Ventura County e-waste and HHW list, county hazardous waste).

Unincorporated areas around town, like Piru and the ranches along the river, get up to three free bulky item pickups a year from single-family service under the county’s collection agreements (Ventura County FAQ). Our guide to free bulky item pickup covers the rest of the county.

Ranch, orchard and river-bottom work

Around Fillmore and Piru, many properties are ranch and orchard land along the Santa Clara River, with dirt roads, old outbuildings, tree rows and fence lines that grow over. That is work for the track loader and the mini excavator: clearing, scraping, grading roads and pads, and hauling what comes out.

Parcels outside the city follow the county’s grading rules: over 50 cubic yards of earth moving, or a cut or fill deeper than 3 feet, needs a county grading permit, by Ventura County’s homeowner guidelines (Ventura County guidelines).