Lynwood, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered condition
- Dry/dead scrub, dead trees, combustible refuse
- Test
- Size, growth or location creates fire hazard
- Notice step
- Written notice, reasonable correction deadline
- Imminent hazard
- City manager may abate summarily
- Cost recovery
- Personal debt or property tax lien
- Code section
- Lynwood Municipal Code § 3-13.2(j)
Summary
In the City of Lynwood, dry or dead scrub, dead trees, and combustible refuse on a street, sidewalk or private property that create a fire hazard by their size, growth or location are a declared public nuisance under Municipal Code section 3-13.2(j), subject to the same notice, hearing and abatement process as any other property nuisance.
3-13.2 Declaration Of Public Nuisance: ... ... j. Dry or dead scrub, dead trees, combustible refuse and waste or any material growing on a street, sidewalk or upon private property, which by reason of its size, manner of growth and location constitutes a fire hazard to a building, improvement, crop or other property, or when dry will, in reasonable probability, constitute a fire hazard. ... 3-13.3 Notification Of Nuisance: Whenever the city manager finds that any premises in the city are being maintained as a public nuisance, he shall give written notice to the owner of the property setting forth a brief description of the condition(s) constituting a public nuisance and the sections being violated. The notice shall set forth a reasonable time limit for correcting the violation(s) and may also set forth suggested methods of abatement.
Full Breakdown
Section 3-13.2(j) of the Lynwood Municipal Code declares a public nuisance where there is dry or dead scrub, dead trees, combustible refuse and waste or any material growing on a street, sidewalk or upon private property which, by reason of its size, manner of growth and location, constitutes a fire hazard, or when dry will in reasonable probability constitute one. The city has no separate weed-abatement chapter; this fire-hazard vegetation nuisance is enforced through the same procedure as every other nuisance in chapter 3, section 13.
Under section 3-13.3, the city manager gives the property owner written notice describing the hazardous vegetation and a deadline to clear it. If the owner does not comply, section 3-13.5 requires a city council hearing, noticed at least 10 days ahead under section 3-13.4, to determine whether the vegetation is a nuisance and to order it removed within a set time. Section 3-13.4d lets the city manager summarily abate the vegetation without waiting for a hearing if it creates an imminent hazard, after attempting to notify the responsible person, with a follow-up mailed notice required within 10 business days under section 3-13.4f.
Once abated, section 3-13.12 lets the city recover its inspection, contractor and attorney's fee costs from the owner, either as a personal debt or as a lien and special assessment collected with property taxes under Government Code section 38772.
Violations & Fines
An owner who leaves dry scrub, dead trees or combustible waste creating a fire hazard faces a written notice and correction deadline under section 3-13.3, then a city council hearing and abatement order under section 3-13.5 if uncorrected. If the hazard is imminent, section 3-13.4d allows the city manager to have it cleared immediately without a hearing, and section 3-13.12 bills every abatement cost, including attorney's fees, to the owner as a debt or a property tax lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
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