The goal of the Pasadena Fire Deportment is to establish a fire-safe community through voluntary compliance of informed property owners and residents. Fire inspectors look at property to determine hazard levels. Owners of property on which hazardous vegetation condition exists are asked to correct the problem. If a property owner does not comply with the ordinance, a contractor will be hired to complete the necessary work. Inspection and administration fees will be charged and the cost of correcting the hazard will be recovered as stated in the ordinance.
Enforcement involves several steps.
Where a hazard exists, the Pasadena Fire Department issues a notice to the owner of record requiring an abatement within 30 days. The notice will be posted on the property and mailed to the owner if a mailing address is available. No fee will be charged for this initial inspection . The Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance provides that where the Fire Chief or his designee determines that the condition of a structure or property poses an immediate hazard to life or property, emergency action may be taken. In such cases, efforts will be mode to contact the property owner and to request voluntary removal of the hazard at least 24 hours before abatement work is done.