Fire Regulations in Hercules, CA (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Hercules, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Brush Clearance
Hercules has no stand-alone brush-clearance ordinance; it reaches overgrown vegetation through Chapter 10 of Title 4, Nuisance Abatement. Section 4-10.04(f) declares overgrown vegetation a public nuisance whenever it causes a fire hazard, and (g) separately reaches dead, decayed or hazardous weeds and trees that endanger public safety, on any parcel in the city, occupied or vacant.
Hercules Nuisance Rule on Overgrown Brush
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 4-10.04(f)-(g)
It is declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any premises in this City to maintain such premises in such manner that any one (1) or more of the following conditions or activities are found to exist: ... Overgrown vegetation: (1) likely to harbor rats, vermin and other nuisances, (2) causing detriment to neighboring properties, or (3) causing a f...
Outdoor Burning
Hercules Municipal Code Sec. 5-2.05 makes it unlawful to burn any solid waste anywhere in the city unless the City Manager authorizes it. The chapter is enforced as an infraction with escalating fines under Sec. 5-2.21, and violations can also be prosecuted as a public nuisance or through an administrative citation.
Hercules Ban on Burning Solid Waste
Heavy RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 5-2.05
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any solid waste within the City, except as authorized by the City Manager.
Wildfire Zones
Hercules applies statewide wildfire-zone construction standards through Section 9-3.01 of the Municipal Code, which adopts the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Part 7) by reference via Contra Costa County Ordinance No. 2025-15, approved December 9, 2025. The same section separately adopts the 2025 California Fire Code (Part 9) via a companion county ordinance.
Hercules Adopts the 2025 Wildfire Code
Some RestrictionsHercules Municipal Code § 9-3.01
The provisions of County Ordinance No. 2025-15, approved by the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors acting in its capacity as the Board of Directors of the Crockett- Carquinez Fire Protection District and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District adopted on December 9, 2025, adopting the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Part 7) with changes, additions, and deletions, are adop...
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