Westminster, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)

3, Vegetation, requiring that weeds, grass, vines or other growth capable of being ignited and endangering property be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the premises. The same section folds in the state's wildland-urban interface standard by cross-reference, stating that vegetation clearance requirements in urban-wildland interface areas follow Part 7 of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, and that the type, amount, arrangement and maintenance of vegetation in a fuel modification area, interior slope or similarly hazardous area must follow Orange County Fire Authority Guideline C-05, Vegetation Management Guideline: Technical Design for New Construction, Fuel Modification Plans, and Maintenance Program.

040 also adds Section 325, Clearance of brush or vegetation growth from roadways, which authorizes the fire code official to require flammable vegetation and combustible growth cleared for 10 feet on each side of highways and private streets used for vehicular traffic, measured from the flowline or the improved edge of the roadway, with an exception for single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery or cultivated ground cover that do not readily transmit fire. Both amendments were adopted by Ordinance 2629 on November 12, 2025.