Under Shasta County Code Section 8.10.050(A) (adopted by Ordinance SCC 2025-03), weeds and annual grasses on parcels subject to defensible-space requirements 'shall not exceed a height of four (4) inches.' The four-inch cap applies inside the required defensible-space envelope on every non-exempt parcel in unincorporated Shasta County, not just inside the 0-30 foot zone.
Shasta County adopted a new Defensible Space chapter (Chapter 8.10) by Ordinance SCC 2025-03 in August 2025. The chapter applies to all unincorporated territory of Shasta County. Section 8.10.040 sets the defensible-space envelope: 100 feet from each structure on most parcels, with full-parcel coverage on urban parcels of two acres or less, and 30-foot perimeter or hazardous-vegetation-mitigation requirements on urban parcels between two and ten acres. Within that envelope, Section 8.10.050(A) prescribes specific maintenance standards: 'Weeds and annual grasses shall not exceed a height of four (4) inches,' tree stumps must be cut to no more than eight inches above ground, and on-site chipped material must be dispersed to a depth of no more than six inches. The chapter is administered and enforced by the County Fire Warden and designees. Parcels classified as Timber Production (TP) and subject to a CAL FIRE-approved 'Plan' under 14 CCR Section 895.1 are exempt, as are pasture, crops, orchards, and vineyards under active surface- or ground-water irrigation. The four-inch height cap is the operative grass-height standard for residential and rural-residential lots in the unincorporated county; there is no separate Title 8 or Title 17 grass-height ordinance applied to lawns outside of the defensible-space context.
Section 8.10 expressly states that 'any violation of the regulatory or prohibitory provisions of this chapter shall be a fire hazard and a public nuisance subject to enforcement under Chapter 1.12 (Enforcement) and Chapter 8.28 (Nuisances).' Abatement notices must be served on the owner or person in possession; except for immediate threats to public health or safety, the abatement notice must give the owner at least five calendar days to voluntarily abate the nuisance. If the owner fails to abate, the County may enter and abate the hazard and recover costs through special assessment lien on the parcel. Repeated violations may also trigger PRC 4291 infraction fines (up to $1,000 for a third or later violation within five years).
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