What to Do if You Receive a Notice

If you have received a letter from Ashland Fire and Rescue titled - Notice of Warning, or Notice of Violation and Order to Abate, for a property located in Ashland, it is because there is a known issue on (or history of) this property violating one or more aspects of Ashland Municipal Code Chapter 9.04, Weeds and Noxious vegetation. You may not have received a Notice to Abate in the past regarding this property. Violations can range in severity and kind but all play a part in increasing the risks of wildfire around a home or business within our city and/or poses risks to the health of our watershed.

Ashland Fire and Rescue is requesting owners and/or tenants of property in Ashland to better meet the requirements of AMC9.04 to help protect our community from wildfire. Warning letters are issued to give property owners and/or tenants extra time to prepare for fire season before legal actions may occur to bring a property into compliance with this ordinance.

A Warning Letter is not stating that you will be fined or your property forcibly abated, it is a warning regarding your legal responsibility that a property owner and/or tenant may be fined if the violation(s) are not properly abatement within the provided deadline.

Ashland Fire and Rescue is advising that greater efforts be made on any property with a history of non-compliance to meet the June 15th deadline for weed abatement and to maintain minimum fire safety standards throughout the fire season. Minimum fire safety standards are listed in the letter you may receive.

For further recommendations to improve the defensible space around your property beyond this ordinance, please visit Fire Adapted Ashland.

After reviewing the requirements set forth in the letter and thoroughly evaluating the referenced property, if you have specific questions regarding this notice or have other pertinent questions, please email the Weed Abatement Coordinator or call at 541-552-2226 and we will respond as soon as we are able.

If you need to hire a contractor to assist in weed abatement or wildfire risk mitigation, visit our contractor list for companies that provide these services in the City of Ashland.