California § 4291.3. 4291.3. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 68.)

California Statutes

§ 4291.3. — 4291.3. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 68.)

California § 4291.3.

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Code PRCPublic Resources Code - PRC

Div. 4.DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS

Part 2.PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS

Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Mountainous, Forest-, Brush- and Grass-Covered Lands

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC Code § 4291.3. (2026).

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(a)Subject to any other applicable law, a state or local fire official, at their discretion, may authorize an owner of property, or the owner’s agent, to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, to ensure that defensible space is adequate for the protection of a hospital, adult residential care facility, school, aboveground storage tank, hazardous materials facility, or similar facility on the property. The firebreak may be for a radius of up to 300 feet from the facility, or to the property line, whichever distance is shorter.

(b)The director may authorize an owner of a property not listed in subdivision (a) to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, within a radius of up to 300 feet from a structur

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(a)
Subject to any other applicable law, a state or local fire official, at their discretion, may authorize an owner of property, or the owner’s agent, to construct a firebreak, or implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, to ensure that defensible space is adequate for the protection of a hospital, adult residential care facility, school, aboveground storage tank, hazardous materials facility, or similar facility on the property. The firebreak may be for a radius of up to 300 feet from the facility, or to the property line, whichever distance is shorter.
(b)
The director may authorize an owner of a property not listed in subdivision (a) to construct a firebreak, or
implement appropriate vegetation management techniques, within a radius of up to 300 feet from a structure, or to the property line, whichever distance is shorter, if it is determined by the director as necessary to protect life, property, and natural resources from unreasonable risks associated with wildland fires.