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2c'. Maintain around and adjacent,to any such "- building or structure additiotisl.fire protection or firebreak made by removing all brush; flammable vegetation, or combustible" ;. growth located from thirty feet".(30') toone hundred feet (100") from such building or structure as may, be required by the Chief when he,finds that because of :extra hazardous conditions a fire- break of only thirty feet (30').around `such structures is, not sufficient to provide.reasonable`firesafety. Grass and other vege- tation` -located more than thirty feet (301) from such building or< structure endless thaneighteeninches (1811) in height above the ground may be maintained where necessary to stabilized'the,,soil and prevent. erosion: - 3• Removethatportion of any tree which ex- tends within ten feet ..(10').of the outlet of any chimney.. 4.. Maintain any tree adjacent to or over- hanging anybuilding free of dead wood. - 5. Maintain the roof of any structure free of leaves, needles,. or other dead vegetative growth. - - 6. The Chief may require the removal of all f),Rml¢able vegetation or other combustible. growth within ten feet (10'..) on each side of any roadway. This section shall not apply to single specimens oftrees,. ornamental shrubbery,or cultivated ground cover slu: a a gr ea n grass; ivy, succulents, or similar plants used as ground covers, provided that .they do not firm a means of readily transmit- ting fire, As used in this section 'roadway' meano that portion of public'or private :road designed, or .ordinarily used for vehicular travel. B. In the -event any of the conditions prohibited by -this section exist, the governing authority may -instruct the Chief to give notice 'tothe owner of the property upon which such condi- tion exists, to-correctsuch-prohibited condition, and -if the owner fails to correct suchcondition,-the. governing authority ;may ;cause the same to be -done and make the expense of suchcorrection a lien upon the property upon which .such condition exists... C. If the Chief determines in any specific case that difficultterrain, danger oferosion, orother unusual -circum- stances make "strict •. compliance with the Clearance of vegetation pro- visions of Sections .XVnr XVI,- of this ordinance undesirable or im- practical, he may suspend enforcement thereof and require reasonable alternative measures designed to advance the purposes of this ordinance. SECTION. XVII. ILLEGAL DUMPING No person shall place, deposit, or dump any -gar- bage, cans, ny.gar-bage,ccans, bottles,; papers, ashes, refuse, trash,. rubbish, or.com- bustible waste material in or upon any hazardous fire area. No person shall 'dump such material in, upon, or along any trail,* road- way, or highway in any hazardous fire area, .Public and private -7-