Menifee, CA Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Map update
- OSFM 2025 LRA maps, March 24, 2025
- Zone classes
- Moderate, High, Very High
- Defensible space
- 100 feet (Gov. Code 51182)
- Local code
- Menifee Municipal Code Sec. 8.20.170
- Sale disclosure
- FHSZ designation must be disclosed
Summary
The state Fire Marshal issued updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps covering Menifee in March 2025. Owners in Very High zones must keep 100 feet of defensible space, meet home-hardening and wildland-urban-interface building standards, and disclose the designation when selling.
Maintain defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure, but not beyond the property line except as provided in subparagraph (B). ... Properties are designated as Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones based on: Terrain and topography, Vegetation and fuel conditions, Fire history and frequency, Climate and weather patterns.
Full Breakdown
On March 24, 2025, the California Office of the State Fire Marshal issued the 2025 Recommended Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Riverside County, and Menifee posted a city-specific map showing parcels designated Moderate, High, or Very High based on terrain and topography, vegetation and fuel conditions, fire history and frequency, and climate and weather patterns. State law requires local agencies to adopt the recommended LRA maps by ordinance within 120 days of release. In Very High zones, owners must maintain 100 feet of defensible space around structures, the standard set by California Government Code Section 51182(a)(1)(A), which requires defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure, but not beyond the property line.
Owners in High and Very High zones must also comply with home-hardening requirements, follow wildland-urban-interface building codes for new construction and renovations, and disclose the FHSZ designation when selling. 170 addresses fire hazard severity zones within the city's fire code chapter.
Violations & Fines
Defensible-space and weed-abatement violations in designated zones draw administrative citations and forced abatement with costs billed to the owner, and Government Code Section 51182 obligations apply to owners in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones; sellers who fail to disclose an FHSZ designation face state real-estate disclosure liability.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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