§ 154.196 FUEL MODIFICATION.

   (A)   Fuel modification shall be provided within a distance from buildings or structures as specified in § 154.197. Distances specified in § 154.197 shall be measured along the grade from the perimeter or projection of the building or structure as shown in § 154.197.

   (B)   Trees and/or small clumps of trees/brush are allowed within the defensible space, provided the horizontal distance between crowns of adjacent trees/brush and structures, overhead electrical facilities or unmodified fuel is greater than ten feet. Deadwood and litter shall be regularly removed from trees.

   (C)   Where ornamental vegetative fuels or cultivated ground cover, such as green grass, ivy, succulents or similar plants, are used as ground cover, they are allowed to be within the designated defensible space, provided they do not form a means of transmitting fire from the native growth to any structure.

(Ord. 2024-5-3, passed 5-13-2024) Penalty, see § 154.999