Fire Regulations in Tracy, CA (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Tracy, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Tracy prohibits fireworks everywhere in the city except state-licensed 'safe and sane' fireworks, which permitted nonprofits sell and residents discharge only June 28 through July 4, under Tracy Municipal Code § 3.04.020 and § 3.04.040. Dangerous fireworks stay a misdemeanor citywide, and the Fire Department issues $1,000 administrative citations per violation.
Tracy Fireworks Ban and Sale Window
Significant RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 3.04.020, 3.04.040(a)-(b)
The sale, use, possession or discharge of any fireworks or pyrotechnic devices, including, but not limited to, "safe and sane" fireworks, anywhere within the incorporated area of the City of Tracy is prohibited unless otherwise allowed by this chapter. ... Subject to the permitting provisions of this chapter, the California Fire Code, the provisions of the State Fireworks Law, Sections 12500 th...
Brush Clearance
Tracy declares any farm crop that grows large or dry enough to become a fire hazard a public nuisance if it sits within ten feet of a street or public right-of-way, or within ten feet of a nonagricultural neighbor. The Fire Chief enforces the rule with a twenty-day abatement notice before the City clears the crop and bills the owner.
Tracy Fire-Menace Farm Crop Removal Rule
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code § 4.12.270
4.12.270 - Certain farm crops public nuisances: It is hereby found and declared that the existence of any farm crops, which will attain such growth as to become a fire menace when dry, in, upon, or in front of any property within ten (10') feet of any street or traveled portion of any public right-of-way, or within ten (10') feet of any adjacent property being used for other than agricultural p...
Wildfire Zones
Tracy adopted the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code by reference through Municipal Code Chapter 9.18, effective December 2, 2025. The code sets tiered fire- and life-safety construction standards for property in wildland-urban interface areas, aimed at stopping wildland fire from reaching structures and stopping structure fires from spreading into wildland fuels. Violations run through Section 9.02.040.
Tracy Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Code
Some RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code §§ 9.18.020–9.18.040
9.18.020 - Purpose of chapter. The purpose of this Code is to establish minimum regulations for the safeguarding of life and for property protection. Regulations in this Code are intended to mitigate the risk to life and structures from intrusion of fire from wildland fire exposures and fire exposures from adjacent structures and to mitigate structure fires from spreading to wildland fuels. The...
Smoke Detectors
California law requires an approved, State Fire Marshal-listed smoke alarm in every dwelling intended for human occupancy in Tracy, installed per the manufacturer's instructions. Health and Safety Code Section 13113.7 covers homes, apartments, hotels, and condos alike; a violation is an infraction, and Tracy's adopted California Residential Code carries the standard into every new construction permit.
Tracy Smoke Alarm Requirement
Some RestrictionsCal. Health & Safety Code sec. 13113.7 - Smoke alarm devices
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of installation, shall be installed, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions in each dwelling intended for human occupancy. (2) For all dwelling units intended for human occupancy for which a building permit is issued on or after Janu...
Propane Storage
Tracy's Fire Code amendment bars bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage from the city's central business district and from every residential zoning district. Under Section 6104.2 of the locally amended 2025 California Fire Code, LP-gas storage above the code's established capacity limits is allowed only in districts zoned commercial, industrial, rural, or agricultural.
Tracy Restricts Where LP-Gas Can Be Stored
Significant RestrictionsTracy Municipal Code sec. 9.06.070 (California Fire Code sec. 6104.2, as amended)
Section 6104.2 of the 2025 California Fire Code is amended to include the geographical areas restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas: 6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. The storage of liquefied petroleum gases prohibited in any central business district and in all zoning districts except districts zoned for commercial, industrial, rural, or agricultural uses. AP...
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