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Zone 0 status in Placer County
Placer County includes the city of Auburn, whose own fuel-modification ordinance (Municipal Code §100.87(D)) has required new buildings to maintain a 5-foot vegetation-clear zone since July 10, 2024, blocking final building approval until it's met. It doesn't currently reach existing homes, which instead follow the statewide rule described below.
City of Auburn Requires new buildings and structures to maintain a 5-foot radius clear of vegetation and combustible material; noncompliance blocks final building approval. In effect since July 10, 2024. Applies to new construction only; no existing-structure requirement found. (Auburn Municipal Code §100.87(D) (Fuel Modification Standards).)
SourceApplies to new construction only as of this writing - if your home already exists, this specific rule doesn't bind your property yet. The statewide Zone 0 rule will, once it takes legal effect.
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 Placer 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
fire.ca.gov/dspace.
