Sedona Fire District adopted the 2018 International Wildland Urban Interface Code requiring defensible space around all buildings — 100 feet of fuel modification or to the lot line, whichever is less.
Defensible space must be maintained at least annually. Required actions include removal of slash, snags, dead trees, ladder fuels, and thinning of live trees to reduce fire spread potential. The code applies to all new and existing buildings, remodels and improvements, and new subdivisions within the SFD's wildland-urban interface — most of Sedona. Owners can use the SFD WUI Parcel Search to confirm whether their address falls within WUI boundaries.
Notice-and-correct enforcement; failure to abate after notice triggers city/district abatement with cost recovery as a lien on the property.
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Sedona City Code §8.25.030 allows operation of power tools and lawn maintenance equipment — including leaf blowers — in residential areas between 7:00 a.m. a...
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Vehicle exhaust and engine noise in Sedona is governed by Arizona state law (A.R.S. §28-955 muffler requirements) plus the community noise standards in Sedon...
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Sedona requires all residential parking and storage surfaces to be dust-free — concrete, pavers, asphalt, or 3-inch-thick crushed rock or aggregate. Parking ...
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Sedona City Code §8.10.170 prohibits abandoning vehicles on streets, highways, public lands, or private property. 48 hours in the right-of-way or 72 hours on...
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Sedona City Code §9.10.010 makes it unlawful to camp, sleep, or maintain a temporary place of rest in any vehicle, tent, or structure on public property with...
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Sedona City Code §10.20.170 restricts residential vehicle storage to the garage or a screened side/rear yard. RVs, boats, and other vehicles may not be store...
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