14.06.302.4 Building planning—Location on lot.

Section 302 (Location on Lot) of the IRC shall be amended by the addition of the following new provision:

302.4 Urban Wildlands. In all areas designated as Wildland Urban Interface/Intermix by Clark County Code 15.13.030, the following additional limitations shall apply:

1. No building shall be located within 30 feet of a property line;

2. All vegetation and combustible building or construction debris shall be removed from the lot in an approved manner prior to any use or occupancy of the building;

3. There shall be no dead wood, brush, or undergrowth which tends to propagate the spread of fire within 30 feet of a building;

4. Any annual grasses within 30 feet of a building shall be continually cut and maintained at a height of 4 inches or less;

5. Trees within 30 feet of a building shall be limbed to a height not less than 15 feet;

6. No portion of any conifer trees on the property shall be located within 15 feet of the furthest projection of a building roof line or horizontal combustible surface;

7. The distance requirements of the above subsections shall be increased by 25% for any development or construction outside of an organized fire department or fire protection district; and

8. The underside of exposed horizontal combustible surfaces such as decks, balconies, or similar projections shall be completely enclosed with nonporous skirting consisting of either metal, a minimum of 1/2 inch plywood, or other pre-approved material, wherever the height of the projection is 30 inches or less above ground level.

(Sec. 4 (Exh. C) of Ord. 2004-06-04)