Yorba Linda requires defensible space and fuel modification in its extensive fire-hazard areas. The adopted fire code and OCFA Guideline C-05 govern vegetation management for structures adjoining hazardous brush, and the city runs an annual Weed Abatement Program. Hazardous weeds and vegetation are also public nuisances under Municipal Code Chapter
Yorba Linda's hillside and canyon neighborhoods carry heavy wildfire exposure, and the 2008 Freeway Complex Fire underscored the need for vegetation management. Under the fire code adopted by Municipal Code Chapter 15.08, new structures adjoining land with hazardous combustible vegetation must comply with OCFA Guideline C-05, the Vegetation Management Guideline for new-construction fuel-modification plans and maintenance programs, which sets the required type, amount, arrangement, and maintenance of plants in fuel-modification zones and interior slopes. The fire code official may also require flammable vegetation to be cleared within 10 feet of each side of improved roadways and private streets. Separately, properties in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones must maintain defensible space by clearing flammable materials around structures (generally 100 feet).
Failure to clear hazardous vegetation is enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority and the city's Community Preservation Division. Under the weed-abatement and nuisance process (Chapter 8.04), owners receive notice to abate; if they do not comply, the city may
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