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Portola Valley, in short
Which trees do I need a permit to remove in Portola Valley?
Nine native kinds: coast live oak, black oak, valley oak, blue oak, coast redwood, Douglas fir, California bay laurel, big leaf maple and madrone. The Town’s Tree Removal page says each needs a permit to remove, from its own minimum size. A tree not on the list, or smaller than the minimum, needs no permit from the Town.
The story of Portola Valley
Portola Valley, a town since 1964 that, in its own history page’s words, “has kept a rural ambiance reminiscent of days gone by”.
The Town’s own history page tells of a valley that became part of a Mexican land grant in 1834, of the little logging town of Searsville, which stood from the 1850s until 1891, and of residents who voted in 1964 to incorporate in order to have local control over development.
The County of San Mateo’s page on its Ohlone-Portola Heritage Trail project speaks of “the history of the Ohlone people who lived in the area” along the trail’s route through San Mateo County.
The Town’s history page says “In 1834, this valley became part of the 13,000-acre Rancho el Corte de Madera granted to Maximo Martinez by the Mexican government.”
The State’s page on Casa de Tableta, now the Alpine Inn, says the structure was “built by Felix Buelna in the 1850s” and “was strategically located on the earliest trail used both by rancheros and American settlers crossing the peninsula to the coast.” It adds “Acquired by an American in 1868, it has continued to serve under various names as a roadhouse and saloon.”
The Town’s history page says “The origins of the modern town of Portola Valley are in the little logging town of Searsville that stood along Sand Hill Road from the 1850s until 1891.”
A 2010 guest opinion in The Almanac says the County Board of Supervisors authorized Searsville School in May 1861 “to serve the children of lumberjacks and those folks who provided services for them.” It says “The reservoir, created in 1891, brought the end of the town and of the school.”
The Almanac’s 2009 account says “Farming and stock ranching were major enterprises between 1860 and 1920, but as with much of the Peninsula, the real surge for development came after World War II.”
The 2010 guest opinion says that when the population grew in 1909, “the schoolhouse that survives today was built, and the district’s name was changed to Portola.” It says voters in 1954 “saved the 1909 school from demolition.”
The Town’s history page says “in 1964, they voted to incorporate in order to have local control over development.”
The Almanac’s 2025 account says Portola Valley Ranch is “a clustered development of earth-toned houses” and “grew to what is now 205 single-family homes.”
The Almanac’s 2014 account says the Town Center complex, “completed in 2008, moved Town Hall operations away from an earthquake fault.”
Fire safety
Where Portola Valley stands on the State’s 2025 fire hazard map
The Town’s wildfire page says “CAL FIRE has rated PV in the Moderate and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ).” By our own estimate from the State’s 2025 fire hazard severity layer, about 66 percent of the Town falls in the High class and about 34 percent in Moderate; none of it falls in Very High.
Town page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026; shared table of Nov 1 2026, our own estimate from sample points inside the Town’s outline; the State layer’s own page was not read
Your fire district and its ordinance
The Woodside Fire Protection District. The Town’s wildfire page says “Vegetation mitigation requirements are specified and enforced under WFPD Fuel Mitigation Ordinance 24-01”.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
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Roof, gutters and the ground around the house
Among the district’s vegetation requirements, the Town’s page lists “Roof, gutters and decks free of debris and 10 feet clear of overhanging vegetation” and “Within 100 ft of structures: no debris or ladder fuels”. It also lists “Weed abatement must be year-round.” Grass must be trimmed.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
Home assessments by the fire district
The district’s Home Assessments page says “These assessments are required by law under local ordinance, and homeowners must comply with the inspection and its requirements.” It says “This is a complimentary service that we offer to all residents in our district.” and “Properties will be on a 3-year rotation.” It adds “You have 12 months to comply so long as you are making substantial progress.”
Page undated; its list of inspection areas is headed 2024; read in a browser Nov 2 2026
When the home assessments reach Portola Valley
The Town’s wildfire page says “PV assessments are expected to begin in 2027.” The district’s page lists Portola Valley Ranch, Brookside and Portola Valley as one group of inspection areas and says the inspections for the later groups, this one included, “will not begin until” the first four groups are completed.
Both pages undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026; each is quoted for what it says and neither is called current beyond its own words
Gutters and gutter guards on new construction
The Town’s page says “Since May-2009, the Town has required Chapter 7A WUI building standards on new construction and significant retrofits across the entire Town regardless of FHSZ rating.” Among its home-hardening items it lists “Gutters and gutter guards must be noncombustible”.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
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Portola Valley this month
Storm season: the Town’s Sandbag Station page says “The self-serve sandbag station is located at Portola Valley Town Center along the southern driveway, across from the basketball courts.” It adds that the supply is “first-come first-served, and will typically run out during a large storm.”
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Culture and history
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Midpen’s page says “Windy Hill is named for its distinctive, breezy grass-covered hilltop, which can be seen from many areas of the peninsula.” It puts the preserve’s lower parking area “on Portola Road”.
Page undated, read Nov 2 2026
Casa de Tableta, now the Alpine Inn
The State lists it as California Historical Landmark No. 825. More in The story of Portola Valley, below.
Page undated, read Nov 2 2026
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Searsville, the logging town
The Town’s history page traces the modern town to a little logging town that stood from the 1850s until 1891. More in The story of Portola Valley, below.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
The vote to incorporate
Residents voted in 1964 to incorporate, the Town’s history page says. More in The story of Portola Valley, below.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
Community
Portola Valley Ranch
The Ranch’s association says “Portola Valley Ranch is a self-managed planned unit development.” and “Owners must apply to a Design Committee to change or renovate the exteriors of their properties.” It also says “We have been a Firewise Community since 2010 and continue to facilitate fuel reduction efforts across the property.”
Page undated, read Nov 2 2026; the Firewise line is the association’s own claim
Open space inside the Town
The County’s review says “The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District owns over 1,000 acres of protected public open space within the Town limits.”
Review final January 14, 2026
City rules and regulations
A dead tree still needs a permit
The Town’s Tree Removal page says “you are required to apply for a site development permit (tree removal permit), even if the tree appears to be dead”. It says “An arborist’s report is required.”
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
Trees that need no permit, and trimming
The page says a tree “not listed on the significant tree list above (e.g. Monterey Pine, Eucalyptus, Magnolia, etc.)” needs no permit from the Town. It says “No permit is required to perform tree trimming or thinning; however, we do strongly recommend that the work be conducted under the direction of a certified arborist.” It adds that trimming or other actions “which could potentially injure a significant tree, such as substantially reducing the tree in size, would require a site development permit”.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
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When tree work may be done
The Town’s page says “Removal of trees is subject to the Town’s construction hours and may only occur Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.”
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
Rainwater and the sewer
The West Bay Sanitary District’s code says “No person shall, and it shall be unlawful to, discharge, cause to be discharged, or permit to be discharged, any storm water, ground water, rainwater, street drainage, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, or yard drainage, either directly or indirectly into the wastewater facilities, unless a permit therefor is issued by the General Manager.”
Code revision dated October 14, 2026, read Nov 2 2026
Roof overhangs and the District’s sewer easements
The District’s code, in its section headed “Interference with District Easements”, says the term “structure” “includes buildings, fences, gates, decks, roof overhangs, decorative rocks and boulders, and the like.” So a roof overhang counts as a structure under that section.
Code revision dated October 14, 2026, read Nov 2 2026
Applying for a building permit
The Town’s Building Applications page lists a Building Permit Application and a Tree Removal Permit among its application types and says “Please email all building applications to” the Town’s building address.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
When you buy or sell The State’s sale rule
The State’s sale rule, Civil Code 1102.19, says a seller of a home in a high or very high fire hazard severity zone, as the State identifies them, “shall provide to the buyer documentation stating that the property is in compliance with Section 4291 of the Public Resources Code or local vegetation management ordinances”.
Civil Code section read Oct 20 2026
When you buy or sell The fire district’s rule for a sale
The district’s page says it applies its fire safety real estate disclosure inspection to “our entire fire district”, named as “Towns of Portola Valley and Woodside, Unincorporated areas of San Mateo County”, “regardless of fire hazard severity zone”. It quotes the district’s ordinance: “Prior to the close of any Real Estate Transaction within the Fire District, the seller of any Improved Parcel must obtain documentation from the Fire Code Official that the property is in compliance”.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
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Storms, flood and drainage
Free sandbags
The Town’s Sandbag Station page says “The Town provides a complimentary emergency supply of sandbags to help the community protect property from flooding during the rainy season.” It says “This resource is available to Portola Valley residents only, and is not for commercial or contractor use.”
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026; check before you go
What to do with used sandbags
The Town’s page says “Do not place filled sandbags in your normal garbage or at the curb for disposal. Full sandbags will not be picked up.” It sends you to “Green Waste Recovery” to dispose of them.
Page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026
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The Town’s drains, in the County’s 2021 account
The County’s 2021 hazard plan, in its annex for the Town, says “The Town’s stormwater system is a natural gravity system, with few manmade infrastructure facilities (except under roads and other critical locations).” It says “Localized flooding and landslide areas exist within town limits, and development in areas that may be affected by such hazards are managed by the Town’s code.”
Plan of 2021, carried as that account and not as current; read Nov 2 2026
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Programs, loans and insurance
Neighborhood Chipper Program (the fire district)
The Woodside Fire Protection District runs a chipper program, and FIRE SAFE San Mateo County lists “Woodside Fire Protection District (Woodside, Vista Verde, Portola Valley, Emerald Hills, Skyline)” as covered. The district’s page says “You must create your own individual pile for this individual curbside pickup program.” It takes “Shrubs, brush, limbs, woody bushes, cypress, juniper” and not “leaves, lawn clippings”. The district’s schedule page lists the 2026 pickup dates for the Portola Valley Ranch and Brookside areas as May 4 and September 14, and says residents must sign up; both dates have passed, so check back for the next season.
District page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026; FIRE SAFE page read Nov 2 2026
Ask the district Los Trancos and Vista Verde home-hardening incentive (the district’s, for listed tax rate areas only)
The district’s incentive page says the program “is funded in entirety by the Los Trancos County Maintenance District and is available only to most homeowners in Los Trancos and Vista Verde”. It covers the properties in listed tax rate areas of Los Trancos, Vista Verde and Oak Forest Court, and the County’s review says “Portions of the Town of Portola Valley along Oak Forest Court are within the Los Trancos County Maintenance District (LTCMD).” The page lists “Gutters and Gutter Guards – Reimbursement toward materials and installation costs to install non-flammable gutter guards to prevent leaf buildup, and to replace vinyl gutters with metal gutters.” It adds “While gutters should be cleaned regularly, note that this is not a reimbursable expense.” Each property owner may receive “50% reimbursement on approved items and/or work completed”, and the program asks for “a home assessment by WFPD approximately every 2 years”.
District page undated, read in a browser Nov 2 2026; funding runs until depleted; ask the district whether your tax rate area is listed
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County-wide Rain barrel and cistern rebate
The San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program offers “Up to $150 from the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program for San Mateo County (SMC) installations” of a rain barrel or cistern. BAWSCA’s page says “New rebated amounts are effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 for SMC”. The page does not name Portola Valley.
Page read Nov 2 2026; refresh before use
Cal Water customer assistance and conservation kit
If you are a Cal Water customer, its Customer Assistance page says “Qualifying customers receive a fixed monthly discount equal to 50% of the 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter service charge.” Its conservation page offers a free kit, with “a limit of one kit per service address per three-year period”.
Pages read Nov 2 2026; the assistance page says “Effective June 1, 2026-May 31, 2027”
County-wide Safe at Home minor repairs (Rebuilding Together Peninsula)
Rebuilding Together Peninsula’s page says its service is “provided at no cost to qualifying homeowners” in San Mateo County, and that “Your home is in San Mateo County, or in the cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, or Los Altos*.” Its apply page says “certain larger repairs such as foundation work, roof replacement, and major plumbing or electrical system repairs” “are typically not covered by our funding.”
Pages read Oct 2026 per the county sheet; refresh before use
County-wide Resilient Homes Minor Home Repair (Climate Resilient Communities)
The County’s notice says the program “will serve single-family homes throughout the entirety of the County of San Mateo.” It lists examples that include “Attic insulation, Water heater wrapping, Repair/replace HVAC, appliance testing/replacement, water leak testing”.
File read Oct 2026 per the county sheet; the notice does not say who is eligible or how to apply
County-wide Check back PG&E Energy Savings Assistance: check back
PG&E’s page says the program lets you “Improve the energy efficiency of your home at no cost to you.” Its income figures are “Valid through May 31, 2027.” The page does not name San Mateo County.
Page read Oct 2026 per the county sheet; refresh before use
County-wide WestLight Energy rebates and loan
WestLight Energy says “We’re currently exclusive to residents and businesses in San Mateo County and Los Banos.” Its pages say “Apply for exclusive rebates on heat pump water heaters, heat pump HVAC systems, and used EVs.” and “See if you are eligible for our 0% interest loan for up to $10,000-no credit check required and no money down.”
Pages read Oct 2026 per the county sheet and Nov 2 2026; the Town is not named on them
County-wide Check back Earthquake Brace + Bolt: check back
The California Residential Mitigation Program, a joint body, runs Earthquake Brace + Bolt, and its 2025 Northern California ZIP list includes “Portola Valley” with ZIP 94028 and says “Eligibility based on ZIP Code only, city provided as reference.” Its page says “EBB program registration is open for a limited time each year.”
ZIP list printed 2025; program page read Nov 2 2026
State-wide Check back California Safe Homes: check back
California Safe Homes is a State grant program created by a 2025 law, AB 888, and run by the Department of Insurance. No dated State page we read says it is open, and none gives an application window or a dollar amount.
Standing check last run Oct 8 2026; California sheet read Oct 20 2026
Who serves your home in Portola Valley
- Fire: The Woodside Fire Protection District. The County’s review of the Town says “The Town of Portola Valley is located within the service area of the Woodside Fire Protection District (WFPD).” The district’s own page names “Towns of Portola Valley and Woodside, Unincorporated areas of San Mateo County”.
- Water: California Water Service serves most of the Town. The Town’s contact page lists “California Water Company (serves most of Portola Valley)” and, beside it, the “Los Trancos County Water District”. Cal Water’s page says it has served the Town since 1936: “Cal Water has provided high-quality water utility services in the communities of Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton, and portions of Menlo Park, Redwood City, and San Mateo County since 1936.”
- Sewer: The Town has no sewer system of its own. The County’s review says “Instead, most properties have private onsite septic systems.” It adds that “as of December 2025, West Bay Sanitary District (WBSD) provides sewer services to 889 parcels, or approximately 49% of the total 1,815 total parcels in Town”.
- Garbage, recycling and compost: GreenWaste. Its page says “GreenWaste is proud to provide the Town of Portola Valley mixed compostables, recyclables, and yard trimmings collection and processing service.” The Town’s contact page lists “GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.”.
- Electricity: The Town’s contact page lists “Pacific Gas & Electric”. WestLight Energy says it “is the community electricity provider for San Mateo County and Los Banos.”
- Police: The County’s review says “The Town contracts for police services with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.”
- Schools: The Portola Valley School District’s page says “Serving just over 500 children in grades TK/K-3 at Ormondale and grades 4-8 at Corte Madera, our schools are known across the region and state as excellent places for children to learn and grow.” The County’s review lists “Sequoia Union High School District, Portola Valley Elementary School District” as the Town’s school districts.
Useful links: Town of Portola Valley: Tree removal · Town of Portola Valley: Sandbag station at Town Center · Town of Portola Valley: Wildfire laws and regulations · Town of Portola Valley: Building applications · Town of Portola Valley: Important contact information · Town of Portola Valley: History of Portola Valley · Woodside Fire Protection District: Home assessments · Woodside Fire Protection District: Chipper program · Woodside Fire Protection District: Fire safety real estate disclosure inspection · Woodside Fire Protection District: Los Trancos and Vista Verde incentives · West Bay Sanitary District · GreenWaste: Portola Valley · Cal Water: Bear Gulch District · Midpen: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve · California State Landmark: Casa de Tableta (Alpine Inn) · San Mateo LAFCo: Municipal Service Review of the Town of Portola Valley · BAWSCA: Rain barrel rebates · California Residential Mitigation Program: Earthquake Brace + Bolt
The homes of Portola Valley
The median home in Portola Valley was built in 1966, by the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 survey. The State counted 1,954 housing units in January 2026. About 85 percent of the housing units are single-family houses that stand apart, and about 79 percent of the occupied homes are owner-occupied, our own calculations from the Census Bureau’s tables.
1959 and earlier
The older homes
About 28 percent of the homes were built in 1959 or earlier, by our calculation from the Census Bureau’s table.
1960 to 1969
The 1960s
About 36 percent of the homes were built in the 1960s, more than in any other decade, by our calculation from the Census Bureau’s table.
1970 to 1979
The 1970s
About 15 percent of the homes were built from 1970 to 1979, by our calculation from the Census Bureau’s table.
1980 to 1999
The later decades
About 14 percent of the homes were built from 1980 to 1999, by our calculation from the Census Bureau’s table.
2000 and later
The newest homes
About 7 percent of the homes were built in 2000 or later, by our calculation from the Census Bureau’s table.
Across the Town
Mostly houses on their own lots
The Census Bureau’s table counts 248 housing units in buildings of 5 to 49 units, about 13 percent, by our calculation, and no mobile homes.
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The story of Portola Valley
History and character
The County of San Mateo’s page on its Ohlone-Portola Heritage Trail project speaks of “the history of the Ohlone people who lived in the area” along the trail’s route through San Mateo County.
The Town’s history page says “In 1834, this valley became part of the 13,000-acre Rancho el Corte de Madera granted to Maximo Martinez by the Mexican government.”
The State’s page on Casa de Tableta, now the Alpine Inn, says the structure was “built by Felix Buelna in the 1850s” and “was strategically located on the earliest trail used both by rancheros and American settlers crossing the peninsula to the coast.” It adds “Acquired by an American in 1868, it has continued to serve under various names as a roadhouse and saloon.”
The Town’s history page says “The origins of the modern town of Portola Valley are in the little logging town of Searsville that stood along Sand Hill Road from the 1850s until 1891.”
A 2010 guest opinion in The Almanac says the County Board of Supervisors authorized Searsville School in May 1861 “to serve the children of lumberjacks and those folks who provided services for them.” It says “The reservoir, created in 1891, brought the end of the town and of the school.”
The Almanac’s 2009 account says “Farming and stock ranching were major enterprises between 1860 and 1920, but as with much of the Peninsula, the real surge for development came after World War II.”
The 2010 guest opinion says that when the population grew in 1909, “the schoolhouse that survives today was built, and the district’s name was changed to Portola.” It says voters in 1954 “saved the 1909 school from demolition.”
The Town’s history page says “in 1964, they voted to incorporate in order to have local control over development.”
The Almanac’s 2025 account says Portola Valley Ranch is “a clustered development of earth-toned houses” and “grew to what is now 205 single-family homes.”
The Almanac’s 2014 account says the Town Center complex, “completed in 2008, moved Town Hall operations away from an earthquake fault.”
Portola Valley, roof and gutters
Portola Valley is a town in San Mateo County, next to Woodside and Palo Alto. The County’s review of the Town calls it “characterized by steep canyons and gullies with dense vegetation interspersed throughout low density residential neighborhoods.”
Yearly rain here runs from about 15 to about 42 inches. That is NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals for the two nearest stations with a published normal, measured from the Town’s civic center: 42.21 inches at Skyline Ridge Preserve and 15.12 inches at Palo Alto, whose record ends in 2017. The two differ by more than 27 inches, so we give the range and not an average. By those stations’ monthly normals, about 83 to 85 percent of the year’s rain falls from November through March, our own calculation.
Several of the native trees on the Town’s list of significant trees drop leaves, bark or seeds. The Forest Service describes black oak as “late-fall or winter deciduous”, blue oak as “fall- and drought-deciduous” and bigleaf maple as “deciduous”, and says California bay laurel’s “older trees have thin, scaly bark that is continually shed”. The calendar below has the months.
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Landmarks and parks
Casa de Tableta, now the Alpine Inn
California Historical Landmark No. 825, registered August 7, 1968, the State’s page says, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, registered August 14, 1973.
Our Lady of the Wayside
California Historical Landmark No. 909, registered May 12, 1977, and a National Register property, the State’s page says. The page says “This country church, built in 1912, was the first design of architect Timothy L. Pflueger to be executed.”
Portola Valley School
Carried on the State’s list of historical resources for San Mateo County under Portola Valley, in the National Register, dated June 28, 1974.
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
Midpen’s page says “The 1,414-acre preserve features open grassland ridges and forests of redwood, fir, and oak.”
Woodside Priory School
The school’s page says “Woodside Priory School was founded in 1957 by a group of seven Hungarian Benedictine monks from Saint Martin’s Archabbey in Pannonhalma, Hungary.”
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The year in Portola Valley
| June | The dry months begin: June to August bring 0.57 inches at Skyline Ridge Preserve and 0.13 inches at Palo Alto, by NOAA’s monthly normals The rain barrel and cistern rebate amounts are in effect through June 30, 2027, BAWSCA’s page says |
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| September | Black oak leaf fall runs September to October, the Forest Service says |
| October | Blue oak leaves fall from August to mid-November, earlier in a dry year, the Forest Service says |
| November | The wet months begin: the two weather stations nearest the Town show most of the year’s rain falling from November through March Bigleaf maple seeds are dispersed from October to January, and some stay until March, the Forest Service says |
| December | Wettest stretch: December, January and February are the three wettest months at both stations |
Portola Valley questions
What Portola Valley homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Portola Valley?
If you wish, we can also pull the permit for you, as most of our customers ask us to.
Can my roof gutters or yard drain go into the sewer in Portola Valley?
Where the home is on the West Bay Sanitary District’s sewer, the District’s FAQ says “Illegal connections: roof gutters and storm water runoff discharged to the sewer system by pumps or gravity take up system capacity which was designed for the transport of wastewater only.” Its code says the General Manager “may issue such permit only upon a finding by him that no reasonable alternative method of disposal of such water is available.” The County’s review says most properties in the Town are on private septic systems instead.
Do I need a fire inspection when I sell my home in Portola Valley?
Within the Woodside Fire Protection District, the seller needs documentation. The district’s page, quoting its ordinance, says “the seller of any Improved Parcel must obtain documentation from the Fire Code Official that the property is in compliance”. It says “Documentation of compliance obtained in the six-month period preceding the date of the close of escrow is sufficient”.
How far do I have to clear around my home in Portola Valley?
The Town’s wildfire page says the Woodside Fire Protection District’s vegetation requirements are “specified and enforced under WFPD Fuel Mitigation Ordinance 24-01”. It lists “Roof, gutters and decks free of debris and 10 feet clear of overhanging vegetation” and “Within 100 ft of structures: no debris or ladder fuels”. Grass must be trimmed.
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Portola Valley neighbourhoods we serve
Portola Valley Ranch
The County’s review lists the Portola Valley Ranch subdivision among the parts of the Town on the sewer district, and the Ranch’s road maintenance district is one of the Town’s four.
Westridge
The County’s review lists the “Westridge neighborhood” among the parts of the Town on the sewer district, and The Almanac calls it “Portola Valley’s Westridge neighborhood”.
Blue Oaks
The County’s review lists the Blue Oaks subdivision, and InMenlo wrote of “the Blue Oaks subdivision in Portola Valley”.
Brookside
The County’s review lists Brookside among the subdivisions on the sewer district.
Woodside Highlands
The County’s review names the Woodside Highlands Road Maintenance District among the Town’s four.
Alpine Hills
The fire district’s home-assessment page lists Alpine Hills, with Westridge, as one group of inspection areas.
Town Center
The County’s review says the Town Council meets at the Historic Schoolhouse at Town Center, and the Town’s sandbag station is there.
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