Moorpark hillside parcels in Ventura County Fire Protection District wildfire zones must maintain 100-foot defensible space around structures under California Public Resources Code 4291, with VCFD inspections each spring.
Properties bordering Conejo Valley open space, COSCA preserves, and Moorpark Country Club hillsides fall in the State Responsibility Area or VCFD Local Responsibility Area. PRC 4291 requires Zone 0 (0-5 ft ember-resistant), Zone 1 (5-30 ft lean-clean-green), and Zone 2 (30-100 ft fuel reduction). VCFD conducts annual hazard reduction inspections, typically May through July before peak Santa Ana wind season. Noncompliant parcels receive a notice of violation, and uncorrected hazards trigger abatement by VCFD contractors with costs liened to the property tax bill.
First inspection failure: written notice with 30-day correction window. Continued noncompliance: VCFD-contracted abatement at owner cost plus administrative fees, recorded as a property tax lien.
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