Redding, CA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Weed abatement in Redding is enforced under a combined state-and-local framework. California Public Resources Code §4291 requires every person who owns, leases, controls, or maintains a structure within or adjacent to a State Responsibility Area or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone to maintain 100 feet of defensible space, divided since AB 3074 (2020) into Zone 0 (0-5 ft, ember-resistant), Zone 1 (5-30 ft, lean/clean/green), and Zone 2 (30-100 ft, reduced fuel). Cal Fire guidance translates this into mowing annual grasses to about 4 inches and breaking up horizontal/vertical fuel continuity between shrubs and tree canopies. Cal Fire maps adopted under PRC §§4201-4204 designate large portions of Shasta County and the Redding wildland-urban interface as Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and Redding has been actively updating its local LRA maps. The Shasta County Fire Safe Council and Redding Fire Department coordinate annual outreach and inspections, with Cal Fire LE-100 inspection authority on SRA parcels. The City's Code Enforcement program separately addresses weeds on improved urban parcels as a public nuisance under California Government Code §38771-§38773.7. Application of pesticides for hire requires licensure under the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (FAC §§11401-12408).