Weed Abatement Guide
Help the Town of Paradise prepare for fire season.
The Town of Paradise Fire Prevention Inspectors conduct year-round inspections for all properties. If your property meets the compliance standards, we appreciate your ongoing efforts to minimize fire hazards in the community. Should any violations be found, property owners will be notified, and code enforcement actions will persist until compliance is achieved.
Requirements for clearing your property
1. No vegetation shall exist within or overhang within five (5) feet of the structure. Any overhanging limbs or branches shall be removed.
2. Maintain an area adjacent to any structure with a one-hundred (100) foot fire break made by removing and clearing away all flammable vegetation or other combustible growth from the structure on each side thereof or to the property line.
3. Parcels one and one-half (1.5) acres and smaller shall maintain the entire parcel.
Parcels larger than 1.5 acres and larger shall maintain a 30 foot fuel break from the property line and a one-hundred (100) foot fire break from any structure.
Maintenance requirements shall include the following;
a. Weeds and dry grass are required to be mowed to a height of four (4) inches.
b. Ladder fuels (vegetation, brush and small trees under mature trees) shall be removed.
c. Trees shall be pruned up to six (6) feet from the ground. For shorter height trees, pruning shall not exceed one-third (⅓) of the overall tree height. Tree placement shall be planned to ensure the mature canopy is no closer than ten (10) feet to the edge of any structure.
