Dublin, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)

Brush and weed clearance in Dublin is enforced by the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) Fire Code Administration Division. ACFD's published vegetation removal requirements (document 83.102, R7/25) state the minimum standards that must be maintained year-round. Property owners must remove all rubbish, garbage, litter, junk, old building materials, and similar items from the property. For vegetation, owners must prune overgrown plants, shrubs, and trees; remove cuttings and dead limbs; and keep all vegetation adjacent to any building free of dead limbs and combustible material. Roofs must be kept clear of leaves, needles, twigs, and other combustible litter. Any portion of a tree extending within 10 feet of the outlet of a chimney or stovepipe must be removed. The core requirement is a fire break made "by removing all brush, flammable vegetation, or combustible growth to ground level which is located within 100 feet of a building, structure or to the property line, whichever is nearer." Grass and other vegetation more than 30 feet from a structure may be maintained at less than 4 inches in height. Clearance may be achieved by grazing, chemical application, disking, cutting, or other means. The city annually declares weeds and combustible debris a public nuisance, and ACFD notifies owners to abate. Dublin's ACFD Fire Code Administration contact is (925) 833-6606.