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La Habra Heights council adopts brush-clearance resolution, presses habitat agreement before vacating La Habra Road
Summary
Council adopted a resolution declaring weeds, rubbish and runoff a public nuisance and set an April public hearing to authorize abatement. Council also voted to vacate La Habra Road in Powder Canyon but conditioned the recording on final easement and cooperation agreements with the Puente Hills Habitat Authority and fire entities.
La Habra Heights city council on Feb. 10 adopted a resolution declaring weeds, rubbish, refuse and dirt or debris runoff onto public roadways a public nuisance and set a public hearing for April 14, 2025, to authorize abatement procedures.
The measure, approved as Resolution 2025-08, begins the city’s annual brush-clearance season and signals a stepped-up effort to enforce defensible-space standards following recent high-profile wildfires in Southern California. The council also voted to vacate La Habra Road through Powder Canyon — a step tied to a larger package of agreements with the Puente Hills Habitat Authority that would preserve a 20-foot emergency-access easement — but specified the deed will not be recorded until the easement, cooperation and maintenance agreements are finalized to the satisfaction of the city and fire entities.
Why it matters: Council members and residents said the…
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