Yorba Linda, CA Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)

Yorba Linda Municipal Code Section 15.08.050 amends California Fire Code Section 304.1.3 to require 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. Vegetation clearance in urban-wildland interface areas must follow Fire Code Chapter 49, and the type, amount, arrangement and maintenance of vegetation in a fuel modification area, interior slope or similarly hazardous area must follow OCFA Guideline C-05. Section 325, also added at 15.08.050, authorizes the fire code official to require clearing of flammable vegetation and combustible growth within ten feet on each side of highways and private streets used for vehicular traffic, measured from the flow-line or improved roadway edge, with an exception for single specimens of trees, ornamental shrubbery or cultivated ground cover that do not readily transmit fire.

Section 326 lets the fire code official suspend or adjust vegetation management requirements for difficult terrain, erosion danger, protected or endangered plant species, heritage tree stands, or other unusual circumstances that make strict compliance impractical. The Orange County Fire Authority, operating under its Fire Chief, enforces the California Fire Code and these local amendments citywide per Section 15.08.020, and violations of any Fire Code provision are subject to penalties under the OCFA Prevention Field Services adopted fee schedule with each day of continuing violation treated as a separate offense.