The City of South Lake Tahoe has enacted a new ordinance that will require all vacant lots and businesses to have a 5-foot defensible space zone within city limits. The new ordinance goes into effect July 18.
Residential properties in mountainous areas and high fire zones in California, which include all communities in the Tahoe Sierra, are already required to maintain defensible space. For more information on defensible space, read the Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide, produced by Tahoe Guide, available at YourTahoeGuide.com/fire or visit tahoelivingwithfire.com.
