Fire Regulations in Tustin, CA (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Tustin, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
In the City of Tustin, gas-fired fire pits and outdoor fireplaces need Building Department approval and a three-foot clearance from combustible construction at single-family homes, ten feet at other residential occupancies. Wood-burning devices carry a 25-foot combustible-structure setback unless built as a permanent fireplace with a spark arrester.
Tustin Fire Pit and Outdoor Fireplace Rules
Some RestrictionsTustin City Code § 8104
307.6 Outdoor Fireplaces, Fire Pits, Fire Rings, or similar devices used at Group R Occupancies. ... Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, fire rings, or similar exterior devices used at Group R occupancies shall comply with this section. ... 307.6.1 Gas-fueled devices. ... Outdoor fireplaces, fire pits and similar devices fueled by natural gas or liquefied-petroleum gas are allowed when approved by t...
Fireworks
Every fireworks display in the City of Tustin, regardless of mortar, device or shell size, must be electrically fired, and a permit applicant must submit OCFA a diagram of the grounds showing the firing point, a fallout area figured at 100 feet per inch of shell size, nearby buildings and roads, and audience restraint lines.
Tustin Fireworks Display Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsTustin City Code § 8104
5608.2 Firing. ... All fireworks display, regardless of mortar, device, or shell size, shall be electrically fired. ... Section 5608.3 Application for permit. ... A diagram of the grounds on which the display is to be held showing the point at which the fireworks are to be discharged, the fallout area based on one hundred (100) feet per inch of shell size, the location of all buildings, roads, ...
Brush Clearance
The City of Tustin's fire code official can order flammable vegetation and combustible growth cleared for 10 feet on each side of any highway or private street used for vehicular traffic, measured from the flow-line or the improved roadway edge, with a narrow exception for isolated trees and cultivated ground cover.
Tustin Roadway Brush Clearance Rule
Some RestrictionsTustin City Code § 8104
325.1 Clearance of brush or vegetation growth from roadways. The fire code official is authorized to cause areas within 10 feet (3048 mm) on each side of portions of highways and private streets which are improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, to be cleared of flammable vegetation and other combustible growth. Measurement shall be from the flow-line or the end of the impro...
Outdoor Burning
Outdoor fires burning wood or solid fuel are barred in the City of Tustin under City Code § 8104(f) whenever sustained winds top 8 mph with humidity under 25%, a red-flag condition is declared, or the fire code official posts a warning; all outdoor fires of any fuel type are barred above 20 mph winds. Rubbish and combustible waste may only be burned in an approved incinerator under § 8104(g).
Tustin Outdoor Burning Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsTustin City Code § 8104(f), (g)
305.6 Hazardous conditions. Outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel are not allowed when any of the following conditions applies:1.When predicted sustained winds exceed 8 MPH and relative humidity is less than 25%, or a red flag condition has been declared.2.When an official sign was caused to be posted by the fire code official, or a public announcement is made No outdoor fires using an...
Wildfire Zones
New construction next to hazardous vegetation in the City of Tustin must follow OCFA's fuel modification guideline under City Code § 8104(m), which amends California Fire Code § 324.1. Within Wildfire Risk Areas, spark-producing equipment like welders and grinders is barred under § 8104(q) unless the operator first clears a 30-foot buffer and keeps firefighting tools on hand.
Tustin Wildfire Fuel Modification Rules
Significant RestrictionsTustin City Code § 8104(m), (q)
324.1 Fuel Modification Requirements for New Construction. All new structures and facilities adjoining land containing hazardous combustible vegetation shall be approved and in accordance with the requirements of OCFA Guideline C-05 "Vegetation Management Guideline: Technical Design for New Construction Fuel Modification Plans and Maintenance Program." ... 327.2 Use of Equipment and Devices Gen...
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