Hesperia, CA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Under Hesperia Municipal Code Title 8 (Health and Safety) and Title 6 (the nuisance abatement framework), overgrown weeds and accumulated combustible vegetation are declared a public nuisance and a fire hazard. The City contracts with San Bernardino County Fire Hazard Abatement to perform the inspection-and-notice cycle. Each parcel is individually inspected; a courtesy notice is mailed to the property owner; the parcel is re-inspected after the notice deadline. Required maintenance: weeds and grasses cut to no more than 4 inches in height within 30 feet of any structure, with tumbleweeds cleared in fall. Properties that fail re-inspection are abated by County contractors at the owner's expense, with all costs plus an administrative fee added as a special assessment lien on the property tax bill. The state-level baseline is Cal. Public Resources Code §4291, which requires 100 feet of defensible space for structures in State Responsibility Areas and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones — much of Hesperia falls within the Wildland Urban Interface. Tumbleweeds (Russian thistle) are a specific Mojave Desert concern and a common Phase 2 inspection trigger.