Garden Grove, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)

020 amends the California Fire Code as enforced locally by the Orange County Fire Authority, and adds Section 325, Clearance of Brush or Vegetation Growth From Roadways. 1, the fire code official can order flammable vegetation and other combustible growth cleared from a 10-foot band on each side of highways and private streets that are improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, measuring from the flow-line or the edge of the improved roadway surface. Single specimen trees, ornamental shrubbery, or cultivated ground cover such as green grass, ivy, or succulents are exempt as long as they do not readily transmit fire.

3, requiring owners and occupants to cut down and remove weeds, grass, and vines capable of igniting and endangering property, and Section 326, letting the fire code official suspend strict vegetation clearance in cases of difficult terrain, erosion danger, protected plant species, or heritage tree stands, substituting reasonable alternative measures instead. 010 places enforcement and inspection authority with the Orange County Fire Authority's Director of Fire Services, who can assign inspectors as needed. 2.