Redondo Beach is flat, built-out coastal land that CAL FIRE rates very low risk and not a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so the 100-foot defensible-space law does not apply. Brush is handled as weed-and-rubbish abatement under Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 2.
Unlike LA County's foothill communities, Redondo Beach is low, flat, densely developed coastal land with essentially no wildland vegetation, rated very low wildfire risk. It is not in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so Public Resources Code 4291's 100-foot defensible-space mandate does not apply to ordinary lots. Instead, overgrown weeds, dead vegetation and combustible debris are handled as a nuisance under RBMC Title 5 (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 2. Where machine clearing is impractical, the firebreak provision requires clearing all vegetation at least twenty-five (25) feet from any building and ten (10) feet from any tree, shrub, hedge, street or sidewalk. Code Enforcement seeks voluntary compliance first; if an owner fails, the city abates and liens the cost.
Failure to clear dry weeds, dead vegetation or rubbish is a public nuisance under RBMC Title 5, Chapter 2. The city may notice an owner to abate and, if ignored, do the work and lien the cost.
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