§ 3-1.201. Combustible Waste Material.

Section 304.1.2 of the 2016 California Fire Code is hereby amended by adding the following:

  304.1.2. Vegetation. When the Fire Code Official determines that total removal of growth is impractical due to the size or environmental factors, approved fuel breaks shall be established. Designated areas shall be cleared of combustible vegetation to establish the fuel breaks.

 Abatement of a public nuisance shall be in accordance with Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 1 of the Modesto Municipal Code. The Fire Department may impose a nuisance abatement lien pursuant to Section 1-6.702 of the Modesto Municipal Code.

 The Fire Department may recover, from a property owner, those costs associated with the suppression costs incurred in fighting a fire and for providing rescue or emergency medical services should a fire occur on said property after the owner has been notified to abate such public nuisance and has failed to do so.

(Ord. No. 3663-C.S., § 2, effective 1-6-2017)