Anaheim, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Fire Code Sec. 307.7, added locally
- Standard
- Reduce non-fire-resistant vegetation near structures
- Reference document
- AF&R Brush Clearance and Vegetative Growth Guideline
- Applies chiefly to
- Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area (Sec. 307.6)
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine / 10 days jail per day
Summary
Anaheim's Fire Code requires new landscaping to be planted to reduce non-fire-resistant vegetation near structures and requires that vegetation be maintained as it matures, following Anaheim Fire & Rescue's Brush Clearance and Vegetative Growth Guideline referenced in the code itself.
307.7 Hazardous Vegetation and Fuel Management. 307.7 General. Planting of vegetation for new landscaping shall be selected to reduce non-fire-resistant vegetation in proximity to a structure and to maintain vegetation as it matures, in accordance with this section and Anaheim Fire & Rescue's Brush Clearance and Vegetative Growth Guideline.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
7, Hazardous Vegetation and Fuel Management, to the adopted 2025 California Fire Code. The general standard states that planting of vegetation for new landscaping shall be selected to reduce non-fire-resistant vegetation in proximity to a structure and to maintain vegetation as it matures, in accordance with the section and with Anaheim Fire & Rescue's Brush Clearance and Vegetative Growth Guideline, a standalone department document the code incorporates by reference. 6, which the same amendment package adds to designate the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area as all territory in the city east of the Costa Mesa Freeway (SR-55) and south of the Riverside Freeway (SR-91), meaning the brush clearance and vegetation-management standard is aimed squarely at that hillside, high fire-risk portion of Anaheim. 1.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply with Section 307.7's vegetation management requirement, like any other Fire Code violation adopted under Chapter 16.08, is a misdemeanor under Section 16.08.020(.130) (amending Fire Code Section 113.4), carrying a fine of up to $1,000, up to 10 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued non-compliance after notice treated as a separate offense.
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