Appendix A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A106 Dumping — 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code
California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
Cite as: 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5) § A106 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
A106.1 Waste material.¶
Waste material shall not be placed, deposited or dumped in wildland-urban interface areas or in, on or along trails, roadways or highways or against structures in wildland-urban interface areas .
Exception: Approved public and approved private dumping areas.
A106.2 Ashes and coals.¶
Ashes and coals shall not be placed, deposited or dumped in or on wildland-urban interface areas.
Exceptions:
- In the hearth of an established fire pit, camp stove or fireplace.
- In a noncombustible container with a tightfitting lid, which is kept or maintained in a safe location not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from nonfire-smart vegetation or structures.
- Where such ashes or coals are buried and covered with 1 foot (305 mm) of mineral earth not less than 25 feet (7620 mm) from nonfire-smart vegetation or structures.
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