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fire department violations decided to mitigate their
Defensible space mitigation work is
properties this year – instead of waiting
different than the periodic work that an
until next season to meet compliance
owner hires a landscaper to perform. Feel
statutes. The Northstar Fire Department
free to contact the fire department as well.
greatly appreciates your efforts in reducing the fire hazards to your property as well as to your surrounding neighbors.
not to complete their mitigation work
Wolf Tree, White Fire, Conifer, Lodgepole,
(correcting all violations) this season, the
Bitter Brush, and Whistle Punk. The fire
Northstar Fire Department would like to
department will inspect all properties on
remind you that you have until October
the aforementioned streets, and owners
1st, 2021 of next season, to bring your
will be given 30 days to bring their
properties under compliance. Typically,
properties under compliance should they
property owners are only given 30 days
have violations that must be corrected.
to comply and bring their properties
Seasonal Burn Ban Should Be Lifted Hopefully Soon!
extra twelve months to comply. The fire department will return to all properties that in violation of the defensible space codes/ statutes in the Spring of 2021. If we find a property to be out of compliance after October 1st, 2021, the fire department will have no other recourse but to begin enforcement proceedings. To see a copy of our District's Defensible Space ordinance (NCSD #35-19) and discover Abatement and Enforcement proceedings, please go to the following web address: https://www.northstarcsd.org/fire-codes. The fire department highly recommends that you contact a contractor at the BEGINNING OF NEXT SEASON (as early
The Northstar Fire Department is finishing-
as May of 2021) to make sure that they
up its defensible space compliance
can perform the mitigation work in time to
inspecting and enforcing for the 2020
meet the deadline.
Season. It was a very productive season. Over 350 properties were inspected for compliance. And, the fire department discovered that many of the owners who were found to have defensible space
that you will be a part of next year's 2021 focus area: Basque Drive, Skidder Trail,
pandemic, homeowners were granted an
Defensible Space Inspections & Mitigation Work Coming To An End
owners on the following streets know
For those property owners that chose
under compliance. However, in light of the
What is allowed and not allowed when Northstar's Seasonal Burn Ban is in effect.
Lastly, we would like to let the property
If you'd like to find out more information regarding defensible space, please consider going to our website at https:// www.northstarcsd.org/defensible-space.
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On June 15th, 2020, the Seasonal
Burn Ban went into effect. The ban legally prohibits the burning of solid fuels regardless if you are a single/ multi-family residence or commercial property/business. Usually, the burn ban is lifted each year in late October or early November. Continue to check the Northstar Fire Department website to discover when the burn ban is lifted. Important! If you are a Short Term Rental Owner‌ Placer County has permanently banned all outdoor solid fuel burning yearround (365 days) for all Short-Term Rentals (STR). At no time (regardless of the day, month or time of the year) is a STR allowed to burn solid fuels. For more information regarding this STR requirement, please visit www.placer.ca.gov/6109/Short-TermRental-Program. For more information regarding our District's unique burn restrictions, please visit www.northstarcsd.org/ BurnRestrictions.
