Attachments/Links: Guidelines Regulations

100 foot defensible space regulations out for public notice
Posted: 09/26/2005

The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s PRC 4291 -100 foot defensible space regulations/guidelines are now officially out for public notice.
Go to: http://www.bof.fire.ca.gov/board/board_proposed_rule_packages.aspx for full documents.

This is a “45 day notice.” After 45 days there will be a public hearing by the Board at which they will receive public comment. After that hearing, the Board may adopt the regs as written, or make some changes and re-issue them as a “15 day notice.” When all the public noticing is done, they will vote to adopt or reject.

The purpose of these guidelines is to describe fuel reduction treatments that will result in compliance with Public Resources Code (PRC) 4291(a) and (b) and with regulation 14 CCR 1299, Defensible Space. These guidelines are necessary because of recent changes to PRC 4291 that expand the defensible space clearance requirement from 30 feet of a structure to 100 feet.

Please see attached links for:
1) General Guidelines to Implement Performance Based Defensible Space Regulations under PRC 4291 State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Recommended by BOF for 45-Day Notice of Public Hearing on September 15, 2005
2) Performance Based Regulations.