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Title 9 — CONSTRUCTION CODES AND FIRE CODE›Division 6 — FIRE PROTECTION›Chapter 1 — COUNTY FIRE CODE

Sec. 1205.5 Ground-mounted photovoltaic arrays. Ground-mounted photovoltaic array…

San Diego County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · San Diego County

requirements of sections 1205.5.1 through 1205.5.4.

Sec. 1205.5.1 Fire apparatus access roads. Fire apparatus access roads to…

associated equipment structures and operations/maintenance buildings shall comply with section 503.

Exception: Private residential and agricultural where the energy generated is primarily for on-site use are exempt from this requirement subject to the approval of the fire code official.

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Sec. 1205.5.2 Perimeter fire apparatus access roadway. Ground-mounted photovoltaic…

shall provide a fire apparatus access roadway around the perimeter of the project. The perimeter fire apparatus access roadway shall comply with section 503.

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Sec. 1205.5.3 Fuel modification. Combustible vegetation within the array and to a…

associated equipment shall be reduced to a height of no more than 6 inches. The fuel modification zone may be increased when required by the fire code official.

Exception: For private residential and agricultural where the energy generated is used primarily on-site, the required fuel modification zone may be reduced to 10 feet from the array and associated equipment.

Operation/maintenance buildings shall be provided with fuel modification zones that comply with Section 6 in Part 7 California Wildland Urban Interface Code.

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Sec. 1205.5.4 Water supply. Water supply for fire protection and suppression shall be…

and operations/maintenance buildings as required by section 507.

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