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California
Public Resources Code 4291
4291. Reduction of Fire
Hazards Around Buildings
Any person that owns, leases,
controls, operates, or maintains any building or structure in,
upon, or adjoining mountainous area or forest-covered lands, brush
covered lands, or grass covered lands, or any land which is
covered with flammable material, shall at all times do all of the
following:
a) Maintain around and adjacent
to such building or structure a firebreak made by removing and
clearing away, for a distance of not less than 30 feet on each
side thereof or to the property line, whichever is nearer, of all
flammable vegetation or combustible growth. This subdivision does
not apply to single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery, or
similar plants which are used as ground cover, if they do not form
a means of rapidly transmitting fire from the native growth to any
building or structure.
b) Maintain around and adjacent
to any such building or structure additional fire protection or
fire break made by removing all brush, flammable vegetation, or
combustible growth which is located from 30 feet to 100 feet from
such building or structure or to the property line, whichever is
nearer as may be required by the director if he finds that,
because of hazardous conditions, a fire break of only 30 feet
around such building or structure is not sufficient to provide
reasonable fire safety. Grass and other vegetation located more
than 30 feet from such building or structure and less than 18
inches in height above the ground may be maintained where
necessary to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.
c) Remove any portion of any tree
which extends within 10 feet of the outlet of any chimney or
stovepipe.
d) Maintain any tree adjacent to
or overhanging any building free of dead or dying wood.
e) Maintain the roof of any
structure free of leaves, needles, or other dead vegetative
growth.
f) Provide and maintain at all
times a screen over the outlet of every chimney or stovepipe that
is attached to any fireplace, stove, or other device that burns
any solid or liquid fuel. the screen shall be constructed of
nonflammable material with openings of not more than one-half inch
in size.
Note: Some Homeowner Associations
have established higher fuel reduction standards on developed and
undeveloped properties within that Association's jurisdiction.
Please remember to consult with your Association Administration
Office and/or your Board of Directors to clarify additional
CC&R requirements.
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