Acceptable plants are listed in the approved fuel modification plant list, Wildland-Urban Interface Development Standards, June 1997 Revision. Additional plants may be added to the landscape Plant Material Palette with approval from the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District and the County of San Diego.

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Undesirable Plant and Weed List

This list has been reproduced from the San Diego County Fire Chief's Association Wildland-Urban Interface Development Standards, June 1997 Revision, pages 35-36.

The following plants and weeds have been declared "undesirable" within the 100-foot Fuel Modification Zone surrounding all structures. All vegetation is listed alphabetically by botanical name, followed by the common name.

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