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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT STANDARDS <br />Wildland-Urban Interface Areas <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 3 of 3 <br /> <br />• Blading and dozing must expose 75% minimum of clean dirt. Care shall be taken not to disrupt the existing <br />grade. Sloughed off dirt and grass shall be spread out and not bermed up. Any piles of combustible material <br />not mulched and spread in an approved manner shall be hauled away. <br /> <br />Slopes: Property with slopes up to 75 degrees are expected to mitigate their vegetation and debris hazards. <br />Equipment is available to mow these types of slope grades. Owners with slopes greater than 75 degrees shall <br />contact the Fire Prevention Bureau at 925-454-2361 to determine appropriate management standards. <br /> <br />Combustible storage: Combustible trash, rubbish and/or litter shall be removed from the property. <br />Storage of combustible materials such as lumber, cord wood, hay or straw shall be neatly stacked, provided all weeds <br />and vegetation is removed within 10 feet of the pile/stack. <br /> <br />Dead trees, bushes, downed branches and twigs, piles of leaves, and similar materials: These materials shall be <br />removed. Exception: mulched materials scattered to a depth not exceeding four inches. <br /> <br />Living Trees and bushes: <br /> <br />• Consult with an arborist prior to trimming trees, especially oak trees to promote healthy trees and reduce tree <br />damage. <br />• Consult with the city prior to removing trees to determine whether a permit is required. <br />• Multiple plants of the same type can be considered a single plant when the diameter of the group does not exceed <br />10 feet. <br /> <br />ENFORCEMENT <br /> <br />Routine vegetation management inspections will be conducted during the first two weeks of June. Failure to comply <br />with these standards could result in abatement by the City with abatement, administrative and legal costs charged to <br />the property owner. <br /> <br />Exception: Individual property owners with landlocked lots may contact the Fire Prevention Bureau regarding <br />appropriate abatement requirements prior to the compliance date. Landlocked is defined as a parcel of real property <br />which has no access or egress (entry or exit) to a public or private street and cannot be reached except by crossing <br />another’s property <br /> <br /> <br />Contact us <br />Phone: 925-454-2361 <br />Fax: 925-454-2367 <br />Email: <br />preventhazards@lpfire.org