Fire Regulations in Cupertino, CA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Cupertino, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Cupertino Municipal Code § 10.24.020 bans selling or using any fireworks, including state-legal safe-and-sane fireworks, anywhere within city limits. The prohibition covers dangerous fireworks and safe-and-sane fireworks alike, going further than many California cities that opt into the state's seasonal safe-and-sane allowance.
Cupertino Bans Sale and Use of Fireworks
Heavy RestrictionsCupertino Municipal Code §§ 10.24.020, 10.24.030, 10.24.080
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or organization to sell or use fireworks, dangerous fireworks, and/or safe and sane fireworks within the City. ... Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the use of torpedoes, flares, or fuses by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal purposes of illumination; or the sale, use or discharge of emergency signaling ...
Outdoor Burning
Cupertino makes it unlawful to burn solid waste anywhere in the city or to burn any waste on a public street, way or alley. Section 6.24.090 sets an outright ban rather than a permit system, so there is no local process to get an outdoor waste-burning permit inside city limits.
Cupertino Ban on Burning Waste Outdoors
Heavy RestrictionsCupertino Municipal Code § 6.24.090
It is unlawful for any person to burn, or cause to be burned, any solid waste within the City or to burn, or cause to be burned, any waste upon public streets, ways or alleys.
Wildfire Zones
New buildings in Cupertino's Fire Hazard Severity Zones or Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area must be built to the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. Municipal Code § 16.10.020 amends WUI Code § 101.3.1, with specific exceptions for small accessory buildings and pre-2008 structures.
Cupertino Wildland-Urban Interface Building Rule
Some RestrictionsCupertino Municipal Code § 16.10.020
101.3.1 Application. New Buildings located in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone or Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Area designated by the enforcing agency constructed after the application date shall comply with the provisions of this code. This shall include all new buildings with residential, commercial, educational, institutional or similar occupancy type use, which shall be referred to in t...
Propane Storage
Cupertino caps liquefied petroleum gas storage at any single installation in residential or congested commercial areas at a 2,000-gallon water-capacity ceiling. Municipal Code § 16.40.320 amends California Fire Code § 6104.2, and the fire code official, Santa Clara County Fire Department, decides which parcels count as residential or congested commercial.
Cupertino Residential Propane Storage Limit
Some RestrictionsCupertino Municipal Code § 16.40.320
6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. Within the limits established by law restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed a water capacity of 2,000 gallons (7,570 L) in all locations of the City of Cupertino which are residential or congested commercial ar...
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