Pursuant to the authority granted it by section 25845 of the Government Code and sections 14930 and 14931 of the Health and Safety Code, the Board of Supervisors does enact this Chapter, which shall be known and may be cited as the Fire Hazardous Weeds and Rubbish Ordinance.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3571, effective 8-22-19)
(a) 
It is the purpose of this Chapter to protect the lands, fields, lots, buildings and homes within this County from the danger of fire, which may spread from one property to another. It shall be construed liberally to that end.
(b) 
It is the further policy of the Board of Supervisors to minimize the burden placed upon property owners. Accordingly, those methods of abatement are to be favored which are least costly, which are directly related to protecting neighboring property, and which entail the least destruction of valuable economic or ornamental plants and valuable materials.
This Chapter is not the exclusive regulation of fire hazardous weeds and rubbish. It shall supplement and be in addition to the other regulating statutes and ordinances heretofore or hereafter enacted by the State, the County, or any other legal entity or agency having jurisdiction.
Except as otherwise provided, this Chapter shall be administered and enforced by the County Fire Chief and his or her deputies and employees in the department.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as imposing any duty on the County Fire Chief, or any other agency, department, or division of the County to take any specific enforcement action with respect to alleged violations of this Chapter, including issuing citations or notices of violations pursuant to this Chapter. Neither the County Fire Chief nor any other agency, department, or division of the County, or the County, shall be held liable for failure to take any specific enforcement action to correct an alleged violation of this Chapter.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3571, effective 8-22-19)
The provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, portion, or application of this Chapter is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and that holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter. The Board hereby declares that it would have enacted this Chapter, each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, and portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3571, effective 8-22-19)