Parcels in or near the Jurupa Hills, Pedley Hills, and Santa Ana River bottom wildland-urban interface must maintain 100 feet of defensible space under California Public Resources Code §4291. Weed and brush abatement on improved lots citywide is enforced through Riverside County Fire's Hazard Reduction Program in coordination with City Code Enforcement.
California Public Resources Code §4291 requires owners of any structure in or adjacent to a State Responsibility Area or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone to maintain 100 feet of defensible space around the structure (or to the property line, whichever is closer). Effective requirements break the 100 feet into three zones: Zone 0 (0–5 ft, ember-resistant — no combustible mulch, fences, or vegetation against the structure), Zone 1 (5–30 ft, 'lean clean and green' — irrigated, low fuel), and Zone 2 (30–100 ft, reduced fuel — grass mowed to 4 inches, 10 ft horizontal and 3x vertical spacing between shrubs and trees). The 2025 California Fire Code (adopted by JVMC Ch. 8.10) §4906 incorporates these vegetation management requirements citywide for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. Outside the WUI, Riverside County Fire's Hazard Reduction Unit administers an annual weed abatement program that issues notices to property owners with dead vegetation, dry grass over 6 inches, or accumulated combustibles, with city contract-cost recovery if owners fail to comply.
PRC §4291 violations can be charged as infractions punishable by a fine of up to $500, or as misdemeanors with fines up to $1,000 per CAL FIRE. Riverside County Fire's Hazard Reduction Program issues a Notice to Abate with a deadline (typically 30 days) — if not cleared, the County contracts the abatement and assesses costs plus administrative fees as a lien against the property tax bill. Civil cost-recovery under Health & Safety Code §13009 applies if cleared vegetation causes a fire that requires suppression resources.
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