Local rules and regulations for Gila County, Arizona. Population: 53,272.
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Gila County has NO mandatory brush-clearance or vegetation-clearing ordinance — clearing 100 ft of defensible space around your home is voluntary under Arizona DFFM Firewise guidance. Open burning requires an ADEQ permit (ARS §49-501). Payson and other incorporated cities have their own Firewise codes that do NOT apply in unincorporated Gila County.
Gila County, AZ has NO wildland-urban interface (WUI) building code and NO Firewise / vegetation-clearing ordinance — neither does Apache or Navajo County. Defensible space (30 ft Zone 1, 30–100 ft Zone 2) is recommended by Arizona DFFM but voluntary. Federal Stage I/II fire restrictions on Tonto National Forest land apply when issued.
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