Good neighbor rule.
Riverside Municipal Code § 6.16.050
in effect6.16.050 - Good neighbor rule.
A. Owners of an unimproved parcel which abuts or is adjacent to an improved parcel shall maintain additional defensible space consistent with Section 6.16.040 above (Duty to Remove and Abate Hazardous Vegetation and Combustible Material) as follows:
1. A one-hundred-foot wide strip of land shall be cleared around a structure or outbuilding located on an improved parcel which abuts or is adjacent to an unimproved parcel.
2. Any part of additional defensible space required under this section shall only extend to the applicable property owner's property line.
3. Any additional defensible space required under this section onto an unimproved parcel shall be completed by the unimproved parcel's owner at their expense.
B. Some or all of this clearance may be required on the improved parcel or the adjacent unimproved parcel depending upon the location of the structure or outbuilding on the improved parcel. For example, if a structure or outbuilding is 70 feet from its property line, the adjacent property owner shall then, at their own expense, complete fuel management on another 30 feet to create a 100-foot strip of complying land.
C. A person is not required under this section to manage fuels on land if that person does not have the legal right to manage fuels, nor is a person required to enter upon or to alter property that is owned by any other person without the written consent of the owner of that property.
(Ord. 7711, § 3(Exh. A), 2025)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT6HESA_CH6.16VEMADESP_6.16.050GONERUFetched: 11/1/2026