Good to know
How much defensible space does California require around a home?
For a building in the State Responsibility Area, California's defensible space rules and their exceptions are in Public Resources Code §4291; in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that a local agency has designated, they are in Government Code §51182.
The detail
Where the rules are set out
For a building in the State Responsibility Area, California's defensible space rules and their exceptions are in Public Resources Code §4291; in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone that a local agency has designated, they are in Government Code §51182.
Sources: California Public Resources Code §4291; California Government Code §51182
Find your zone
The State Fire Marshal's Fire Hazard Severity Zone page links to a map viewer of the zones.
In State Responsibility Areas there are three hazard levels: moderate, high and very high.
Source: Office of the State Fire Marshal: Fire Hazard Severity Zones
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