Zone 0 Fire Hazard Designation in Goleta

Goleta has all three Fire Hazard Severity Zone tiers present within city limits. As of July 26, 2026, no Goleta-specific Zone 0 fencing ordinance has been identified beyond the statewide draft.

Fire-hazard designation & local ordinance

FHSZ: all three tiers present

Goleta has all three fire-hazard tiers present, Moderate, High, and Very High, within city limits, varying by area. No single blanket tier applies uniformly across the city.

City of Goleta; Fire Hazard Severity Zone Classifications page. Source: City of Goleta, https://www.cityofgoleta.org/your-city/neighborhood-services/emergency-preparedness/fire-hazard-severity-zone-classifications

SRA/LRA: LRA.

Ordinance adoption

No specific adoption ordinance number or date has been confirmed for Goleta in our research; the tier and sourcing above stand on their own without asserting a specific ordinance citation.

Local Zone 0 fence-specific ordinance

None identified for Goleta. Statewide Zone 0 remains a draft; see our statewide Zone 0 explainer rather than re-explaining it here.

Verify your own parcel: Because Goleta has all three fire-hazard tiers present within city limits, checking your specific parcel on the official CAL FIRE FHSZ Viewer is especially important here: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones

Fire-hazard designation information on this page reflects our understanding as of July 26, 2026; designations and ordinances may change. Verify current requirements with CAL FIRE or your local fire authority.