Indio, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Parcel declared a Public Nuisance
- Standard
- Cleared entirely of combustible material
- Fallback
- 100-ft firebreak under § 604.7
- Governing section
- WUI Code § 604.6
Summary
Indio can order any improved parcel declared a public nuisance to be cleared entirely of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material under the city's wildfire code.
604.6 Clearance of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material from improved parcels. All improved parcels declared a Public Nuisance shall be cleared entirely of combustible material. If the Fire Code Official determines this impractical, the provisions of Section 604.7 may be used.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Indio Municipal Code § 93A.01(K), adopting WUI Code § 604.6, requires that any improved parcel the City has declared a Public Nuisance be cleared entirely of combustible material: brush, vegetative growth, and other flammable debris. If full clearance is impractical, the Fire Code Official can instead apply the structure-specific clearance standards in § 604.7, which set a 100-foot firebreak requirement around buildings in designated fire hazard severity zones. The nuisance-declaration mechanism gives the City a direct enforcement tool separate from the routine defensible-space maintenance duties that apply to all properties in a WUI area.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a brush-clearance nuisance order under § 604.6 exposes the property owner to code enforcement and abatement under Indio's nuisance procedures, plus WUI Code § 109.3.7 penalties.
Frequently Asked Questions
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