Keeping YLP fire-safe
Updated Feb. 19, 2025
IMPORTANT FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS!
The YLP Fire Safety Task Force (established by the YLOA Board of Directors) would like to share the following IMPORTANT INFORMATION WITH ALL RESIDENTS.
1) YLOA REQUIRES ALL UNDEVELOPED PROPERTIES TO CREATE A 30’ WEED FREE PERIMETER ON ALL PROPERTY LINES
2) LOTS WITH HOMES OR STRUCTURES REQUIRE A 100’ DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND EVERY STRUCTURE WITH A RECOMMENDED 30’ PERIMETER CLEARANCE.
3) WEED ABATEMENT/FIRE BUFFERS MUST BE IN PLACE NO LATER THAN JUNE 1ST
For your own personal safety and the entire community’s safety, we urge all residents to comply with these requirements voluntarily.
FAILURE TO COMPLY CAN LEAD TO FINES AND PENALTIES BY THE COUNTY OF MADERA AND/OR THE YLOA ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMITTEE.
The purpose of the YLP Fire Safety Task Force is to conduct public outreach and education, concentrating on wildfire preparedness, home hardening, defensible space, fire-smart landscaping, and creating plans to address current fire hazards.
Let’s all do our part to keep our homes, properties, friends, and family safe!
The Fire Safety Task Force would like to share the following requirements and fee schedule, approved by the YLOA Board of Directors on March 7, 2023, after the required 28-day public comment period. They have thus been incorporated into the Yosemite Lakes Park Declaration of Restrictions.
All lots, whether occupied or unoccupied, shall always be managed for fire prevention:
- Vacant lots shall have a strip of land 30 feet wide from each property line and street frontage cleared of weeds (per ECC & DOR requirements) and dead woody debris throughout the fire season.
- All lots with homes or other structures shall also have defensible space around each structure of 100 feet (or to the property line, whichever is closer), as per California Public Resources Code 4291 and Assembly Bill 3074. Also, street frontage must be cleared 30 feet from the curb’s edge.
Weed abatement and other appropriate hazard fuel reduction should be in place by June 1st of each year and be maintained throughout the year as needed for as long as the threat of fire persists.
Failure to comply with the above will result in:
- Letter of non-compliance and steps for remedial action.
- Notification to Madera County Public Code Enforcement and State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
- Notice of intent to fine:
- $250.00 initial fine if not remedied by the deadline given in the non-compliance letter.
- $500.00 fine for second offense.
- The fine will continue to double every 15 days for non-compliance.
These regulations and fines encourage compliance to keep all property and residents of Yosemite Lakes Park safe from the very real threat of wildfire.
A reminder: A burn permit must be obtained before burning; it must also be a “burn day.” See references below.
Madera County Code on Weed Abatement
State law AB 3074 on wildfire risks and abatement
Calfire page on how to create a defensible space around your home
Calfire page on applying for a burn permit
If you need assistance clearing a fire break on your property, please check the individuals/companies available for hire listed at the right of this page. >>>>
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