Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the county code, providing regulations and procedures for refuse abatement as amended by the county, three copies of which are on file in the office of the city clerk is adopted by reference, subject to the additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 25 § 2, 1990)
Whenever the term “county” or “county of San Bernardino” is named or referred to, the term “city” or “city of Yucaipa” shall be substituted therefor unless the content makes such construction inconsistent.
Whenever the term “board of supervisor’s” is used, the term “city council,” “city of Yucaipa” will be substituted.
Whenever the term “agency” is used it means the “San Bernardino County department of agriculture” or “county agricultural commissioner.”
Whenever the term “board of appeals” or “appeals board” as used herein means the appeals board established in Section 23.034 of the county code who is designated as the board of appeals for this part.
(Ord. 25 § 2, 1990)
The refuse abatement code is hereby amended and changed in the following respects:
A. 
Whenever the abatement code specifies county areas this will include the incorporated area within the city limits.
B. 
Section 23.031A. Delete this section in its entirety.
C. 
Section 23.033. Add the following statement to the notice to remove, “This weed abatement program is conducted by the county on behalf of the city pursuant to Ordinance 25 of the city of Yucaipa.”
(Ord. 25 § 2, 1990)
It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant and person in control of any land or interest therein in the city to abate therefrom and from all sidewalks, parkways and from the untraveled portions of any public highway or public road easement adjacent to such, all noxious weeds or vegetation, dry grass, Russian thistle (tumbleweeds), dead trees, and all combustible rubbish or noxious vegetation that constitutes a fire, health or safety hazard which may endanger or injure neighboring property, or the health, safety or well-being of persons or property.
In the case of any parcel or contiguous parcels under the same ownership upon which exists over five contiguous acres of vegetation which may constitute a fire hazard, the requirements of this section shall be satisfied if there is cleared, and maintained cleared, a forty (40) foot wide strip of land at the boundaries of such land, and through such land so that there shall not be any portion of the land larger than two and one-half acres which is not enclosed by itself within such a strip, which shall be a firebreak. The agricultural commissioner’s office may require firebreaks exceeding this forty (40) foot width or solid disking of larger than five acre parcels if larger breaks or solid disking are deemed necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, and where the neighboring properties are very sensitive to the effects of a fire, including, but not limited to, schools, hospitals, mobilehome parks, retirement residences and chaparral/development interfaces. It shall be the landowner’s responsibility to notify the enforcing agency, in writing, if the landowner is desirous of utilizing those provisions for fire breaks as set forth in this section.
(Ord. 163 § 3, 1997)