Showing ordinances that apply to Fruitridge Pocket, CA
Fruitridge Pocket is an unincorporated community (population 6,102) in Sacramento County, California. Because Fruitridge Pocket is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Sacramento County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The brush clearance rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Property owners in unincorporated Sacramento County must maintain 100 ft defensible space per Public Resources Code 4291 in designated fire hazard zones, especially in foothill and Delta WUI areas. Metro Fire and Cal Fire inspect annually.
PRC 4291 requires 100 feet of defensible space around structures in State Responsibility Areas and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Sacramento County has VHFHSZ parcels in the eastern foothills toward Folsom Lake and along portions of the Delta. Zone 0 (0 to 5 ft) requires ember-resistant landscaping with no combustible materials against the home. Zone 1 (5 to 30 ft) requires lean, clean, and green landscaping. Zone 2 (30 to 100 ft) requires reduced fuels, 10 ft spacing between tree canopies, and grass mowed to 4 inches or less. Metro Fire District conducts inspections May through October. Failure to comply can result in county abatement with costs placed as a lien.
Notice to abate issued first. Noncompliance results in county or fire district clearing the parcel and billing the owner, plus administrative fines starting at 100 dollars and escalating to 500 dollars per violation. Lien recorded against the property if unpaid.
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