Zone Zero Compliance
CA Assembly Bill 3074 applies to all California residents. Non-compliance risks fines, loss of homeowners insurance, and complications when selling your property.
What Zone Zero Means for Your Property
Zone Zero is the first five feet around your home and any attached decks. As of February 2026, moderate and high fire-risk zones, along with all new projects, must eliminate combustible materials and vegetation in that band or risk fines, cancelled homeowners insurance, and problems at the point of sale.
What Is Required in Zone Zero (0–5 Feet From Structures)
Remove Fuels
Clear all dead plants, dry leaves, pine needles, wood, mulch, and debris.
Fencing, Gates & Patio Covers
Combustible wood and vinyl fencing, gates, and patio covers attached to the home should be replaced with non-combustible aluminum or metal alternatives.
Hardscaping
Convert the area to non-combustible materials like concrete, gravel, pavers, or bare soil. Mulch and bark can no longer be used.
Trees
Trees are allowed, but healthy branches must be at least 5 feet from walls, and canopies trimmed at least 10 feet from roofs and chimneys.
Plants
Replace vegetation with fire-resistant options.
Get Ahead of It, Not Caught By It
Image Outdoor Living has been helping homeowners across San Diego County bring their properties into compliance, with the knowledge and professional expertise to get it done correctly the first time. Call or visit us today, before the fines and insurance cancellations start.
Owner-operated by the same two partners since 2018, with over twenty years of construction experience on the team. Before anything comes out, we walk the property with you and point out which parts of the rule actually apply to it.
Official Guidance & Code References
Everything on this page comes straight from state and city sources. Read them yourself:
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Non-Combustible Fence & Gate Styles
Every style below is aluminum: non-combustible, Zone Zero compliant, and built to look like the wood it replaces. Wood and vinyl no longer qualify within five feet of the structure.
Horizontal Slat
Wide Rail
Privacy Panel
Vertical Board
Matching Swing Gate
