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The ClockZone Zero Deadlines for Agoura Hills Homeowners
Deadline table
Now. Regulations in draft. Smart window for assessments, fence quotes, and phased landscaping work while contractors have capacity.
Late 2026 (expected): adoption. New combustible fences barred within 5 feet of structures. New construction and rebuilds comply from day one.
Est. 2027-2028: Phase 1. Existing homes clear movable combustibles, mulch, dead vegetation, and stored items from the 0-5 ft zone.
Up to 5 years after adoption: Phase 2. Built items, attached combustible fences, gates, and similar structures, replaced on the schedule LA County Fire sets.
Your jurisdiction sets the Zone 0 specifics
The state timeline above is the floor. The Los Angeles County Fire Department, Agoura Hills' fire authority, decides the Phase 2 date and runs the inspections that make any of this real. The city's Community Wildfire Protection Plan adds its own local priorities on top.
When the county publishes its Zone 0 schedule, this page updates. Until then, treat "up to 5 years" as a ceiling, not a promise.
Deadline questions, answered
What is the very first deadline I need to care about?
Adoption day, expected late 2026. The moment final regulations adopt, new combustible fences are barred within 5 feet of structures and rebuilds must comply. Phase 1 clearing for existing homes follows, estimated 2027-2028.
Who sets the Phase 2 deadline for Agoura Hills?
The Los Angeles County Fire Department, as the city's Authority Having Jurisdiction. State law gives the local jurisdiction up to 5 years after adoption to require replacement of built items like fences and gates.
Will I get fined the day a deadline passes?
The April 2026 draft directs an education-first posture: inspections, notices, and correction periods before penalties. But insurance carriers read the same maps, and they are already moving faster than the regulators.
Why start now if Phase 1 is a year or two out?
Three reasons: contractor capacity in the Conejo corridor will tighten as deadlines approach, doing it now spreads the cost across seasons, and every Santa Ana season your first five feet stay combustible is a season of real risk. Agoura Hills has already run that experiment once.
Beat the deadline rush
The free assessment tells you which phase touches your property and what it costs to get ahead of it.