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Wood Decks, balconies or patios

  • Wood decks and balconies and patios that are less than 30 inches should be enclosed or screened with a wire mesh of one 1/8 to 1/2 inch inch metallic material.
  • Underneath wood decks, balconies and patios should be maintained free of any combustible material.
  • Foundation to immediate landscape area. 
  • Foundation to 15 feet away from structure.
  • Remove pine needles and leaves within five feet of all structures deck or balconies less than 30 inches.
  • Remove all combustible material within the first 15 feet around structure
  • Remove all firewood around structure unless it is enclosed and a noncombustible container.  Firewood is required to be maintained 20  feet from a structure.
  • Maintain all shrubs and tree that hang over or are adjacent to a structure from of dead burnable material.  Remove junipers or native shrubs within 15 feet of a structure, wood deck or balcony.