Vegetation chipping services will be available to all property owners in the WFSBAD area from March 2nd through June 15th. Chipping services are provided to encourage property owners to
create defensible space and provide a cost effective way to dispose of cut material. The City wants to make this project environmentally friendly, and needs the homeowners help in doing so. Our goal is to re-use 98% of all chipped material. To achieve this goal we need your help. If you can use chips on your property please contact the Fire Services Specialist, Amber Anderson at (805) 564-5702.
create defensible space and provide a cost effective way to dispose of cut material. The City wants to make this project environmentally friendly, and needs the homeowners help in doing so. Our goal is to re-use 98% of all chipped material. To achieve this goal we need your help. If you can use chips on your property please contact the Fire Services Specialist, Amber Anderson at (805) 564-5702.
There are very specific requirements of what can be chipped. The following chipping instructions
outline the specific requirements. Vegetation that does not meet these requirements will not be
chipped and will be left on site. The property owner will be responsible for the legal disposal of
any material that cannot be chipped.
outline the specific requirements. Vegetation that does not meet these requirements will not be
chipped and will be left on site. The property owner will be responsible for the legal disposal of
any material that cannot be chipped.
CHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS
Cut vegetation should be laid out in a pile along the street area and outside of the drivable roadway.
• The cut end of all vegetation must face the street so contractors can easily handle material.
• Brush should be left in long lengths. It is much easier to chip. Branches should be no greater than 10 inches in diameter.
• Long piles OK as long as they are not over 4 feet in height.
• Old dead vegetation that has been lying around for years cannot be chipped (this type of vegetation damages chipper blades).
• Pine needles or other leaf litter cannot be chipped.
• Twine or string must not be used to tie vegetation.
• Rocks or other debris will not be chipped.
• Piles pushed or moved by mechanical means, i.e. tractor, cannot be chipped.
• Material in plastic bags will not be picked up.
• Grasses, palm fronds, succulents or agaves will not be chipped.
Cut vegetation should be laid out in a pile along the street area and outside of the drivable roadway.
• The cut end of all vegetation must face the street so contractors can easily handle material.
• Brush should be left in long lengths. It is much easier to chip. Branches should be no greater than 10 inches in diameter.
• Long piles OK as long as they are not over 4 feet in height.
• Old dead vegetation that has been lying around for years cannot be chipped (this type of vegetation damages chipper blades).
• Pine needles or other leaf litter cannot be chipped.
• Twine or string must not be used to tie vegetation.
• Rocks or other debris will not be chipped.
• Piles pushed or moved by mechanical means, i.e. tractor, cannot be chipped.
• Material in plastic bags will not be picked up.
• Grasses, palm fronds, succulents or agaves will not be chipped.
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