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Woodland Hills’ Santa Monica Mountains Homes Face New Zone Zero Rules
Zone Zero Los Angeles / Woodland Hills
The Neighborhood
Zone Zero in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills runs from the Ventura Boulevard corridor and the Warner Center business district in the flatlands up to the southern hillside streets that climb toward Mulholland Drive and the Calabasas line, where homes back directly onto Santa Monica Mountains open space.
The southern hillside tracts of Woodland Hills, particularly the streets south of Mulholland Drive and near the Calabasas border, sit within Los Angeles's Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. CAL FIRE's 2025 remap classified nearly the entire Santa Monica Mountains range this way.
California's regulation targets the 0 to 5 foot ring around every structure, known as Zone Zero or Zone 0, requiring this ember-resistant zone to stay clear of combustible mulch, plants, and debris.
Who Enforces This
Los Angeles Fire Department
The Los Angeles Fire Department is the sole enforcement authority for Zone Zero across the city, including Woodland Hills' southern hillside tracts near Mulholland Drive. LAFD's Brush Clearance Unit inspects hillside-adjacent parcels every spring, and violations can result in a notice, a fine, and in repeat cases, city abatement at the owner's expense.
Local Fire History
Why Woodland Hills Takes This Seriously
The 2018 Woolsey Fire pushed evacuation orders into the immediately adjacent West Hills area along the community's western edge, a reminder of how fast fire moves through this stretch of the Santa Monica Mountains. Woodland Hills' southern hillside streets sit in the same hazard band, which is why LAFD treats ember-resistant clearance around structures here as a standing requirement, not a one-time fix.
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
The certified neighborhood council for the area covers both the flatland business district and the southern hillside tracts, and has addressed brush clearance and evacuation route concerns for hillside residents in public meetings.
Frequently Asked
Woodland Hills Zone Zero Questions
Was Woodland Hills evacuated during the Woolsey Fire?
Evacuation orders in 2018 reached the immediately adjacent West Hills area along Woodland Hills' western edge. Homeowners on the community's southern hillside streets, in the same Santa Monica Mountains hazard band, should treat that as a close call rather than a reason to assume the risk has passed.
Which parts of Woodland Hills are in the Very High zone?
Generally the streets south of Mulholland Drive and near the Calabasas border, where lots back onto open hillside. The flatland areas around Warner Center and Ventura Boulevard are generally not mapped.
What does a free assessment tell me?
It identifies the specific combustible materials, plants, and structures within 5 feet of your home that would need to change to meet Zone Zero requirements, based on your actual parcel rather than a neighborhood-wide guess.
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