Section 601 — GENERAL — 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5)

601.1 Scope. ¶

601.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter establish general requirements for new and existing buildings, structures and premises located within wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas .

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601.2 Objective. ¶

601.2 Objective. The objective of this chapter is to establish minimum requirements to mitigate conditions that might cause a fire originating in a structure to ignite vegetation in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) area, and conversely, a wildfire burning in vegetative fuels to transmit fire to buildings and threaten to destroy life, overwhelm fire suppression capabilities or result in large property losses.

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601.3 Chapter 6 definitions. ¶

601.3 Chapter 6 definitions. Where used in this chapter, the term listed below shall be defined as follows: DEFENSIBLE SPACE. The buffer that landowners are required to create on their property between a “Building or Structure” and the plants, brush and trees or other items surrounding the “Building or Structure” that could ignite in the event of a fire. [CCR Title 14 §1299.02(a)]

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