Section 202, definition of "fuel modification zone", of the international wildland-urban interface code is hereby added to read as follows:
FUEL MODIFICATION ZONE. A strip of land where combustible vegetation has been thinned, modified, or both, and partially or totally replaced with approved drought- tolerant, fire-resistant, and/or irrigated plants to provide an acceptable level of risk from vegetation fires. Fuel modification reduces radiant and convective heat, thereby reducing the amount of heat exposure on the roadway or structure and providing fire suppression forces a safer area in which to take action.
(Ord. 2696 § 1, 2008)