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Zone 0 status in El Dorado County
El Dorado County includes the city of South Lake Tahoe, whose own ember-resistant zone ordinance (Municipal Code Ch. 5.30) has been in effect since July 18, 2024 - years ahead of the statewide rule. The rest of El Dorado County, outside city limits, was still working to ratify an equivalent countywide ordinance as of this research; the statewide rule below is what applies there today.
City of South Lake Tahoe A real, specific 5-foot ember-resistant zone requirement inside city limits, years ahead of the state: no combustible vegetation, mulch, or landscape timbers within 5 feet of a structure. Adopted June 18, 2024; in effect since July 18, 2024. El Dorado County itself (outside city limits) was, as of this research, still working to ratify an equivalent ordinance for the rest of the county, not yet adopted. (South Lake Tahoe Municipal Code Ch. 5.30 (Hazardous Vegetation and Defensible Space).)
Source Elsewhere in this county Outside the specific jurisdiction(s) named above, the statewide Zone 0 rule (adopted August 19, 2026) applies based on your property's Fire Hazard Severity Zone, not a county-wide mandate.
Check an address in El Dorado CountyWhat this is, and isn't Zone Zero Check is an independent, AI-assisted informational tool. It is not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the State of California, and it does not satisfy the official Defensible Space Inspection required under Civil Code §1102.19 (AB 38) for a home sale. That documentation comes only from CAL FIRE or your local fire department, request it directly at
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