Property Lines
Properties with a high-risk classification (“High-Density Extreme”) must have fuel breaks along all property lines and roadsides. Implementing these measures reduces the potential for wildfire spread from one property to a neighboring property. Roadside and property line fuel breaks should exhibit the following characteristics:
- Ground cover will be substantially nonflammable; that is, the ground shall be covered with nonflammable material, such as asphalt or concrete, or covered with fire-resistant plants, such as green grass, ivy or wildflowers.
- Dry grass shall be mowed to a height of four inches or lower
- Areas of continuous cut dry grass, leaves, needles and other fine, dry natural fuel shall be broken up or separated with fuel breaks to disallow the transfer of fire
- Trees and shrubs shall be green and healthy, and free of dead vegetative material
- Potential ladder fuels shall be removed
- Trees and shrubs shall be thinned to an extent the potential transfer of fire from one plant to another is disrupted
Roadside Fuel Break
- Begins at the edge of any road that is adjacent to or runs through the property
- Extends for a distance of at least 20 feet from the roadside, or to the property line, whichever is shortest
Property Line Fuel Break
- Begins at the boundary with an adjacent property
- Extends for at least 20 feet form the boundary, or to another property line, whichever is shortest
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