California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 6 - Hazardous Fire Areas and Conditions*
Article 5 - Central Coast Region
Section 1205.4 - San Francisco Peninsula Watershed Hazardous Fire Area

San Francisco Peninsula Watershed Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 23,000 acres (93.1 km2) of watershed lands in San Mateo County, described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the westerly line of Hwy. 35, said point being on the SW San Bruno city limit; thence S along W line of Hwy. 35 approx. 8,000 feet (2.4 km) to its intersection with the W property line of Interstate Hwy. 280; thence SE along said W property line of Hwy. 280 approx. 74,000 feet (22.6 km) to its intersection with the N limit of Town of Woodside; thence SW along town limit approx. 2,500 feet (76.2 metres) to a point on the crest of the ridge overlooking West Union Creek; thence along the firebreak situated thereon NW and W approx. 16,000 feet (4.9 km) to the crest of Kings Mountain at the termination of the firebreak with the E line of State Hwy. 35; thence N along E line of highway approx. 23,000 feet (7.0 km) to its intersection with Hwy. 92 at the crest of Cahill Ridge; thence N along E side of Cahill Ridge Rd. approx. 3,300 feet (1.0 km) to the SE cnr. of Sec. 11, T5S, R5W, MDB&M ; thence N & W along the grant bdry. of Los Feliz Rancho to the SE cnr. of SW 1/4, SW 1/4 of Sec. 2, T5S; thence W along S sec. line of Secs. 2, 3 & 4, T5S, R5W, to the point of intersection with Corinda Los Trancos dirt road; thence along E side of said road in a NW direction along ridge of Montera Mountain to jct. of road with Whiting Ridge dirt road in the W 1/2 of Sec. 25, T4N, R6W; thnce NE along E side of said road to its intersection with Portola Road in the SE 1/4, SE 1/4 of Sec. 7, T4N, R5W; thence in a NW direction along E side of Portola Rd. over Sweeney Ridge approx. 5,100 feet (1.6 km) to its jct. with the spur road to the military reservation; thence continuing along Portola Rd. in a northerly direction to its intersection with the W San Bruno City limits; thence SE along city limit line approx. 2,000 feet (610 metres); thence NE approx. 2,000 feet (610 metres), to the point of beginning.

The land within the posted boundaries of the recreational use areas listed and described below are excluded from the San Francisco Peninsula Watershed Hazardous Fire Area:

Pilarcitos Picnic Grounds:

These grounds are located in the NW 1/4, NW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T5S, R5W, MDB&M, approximately 500 feet (152.4 metres) in a southerly direction from the Pilarcitos Dam.

Vista Point, Interstate Highway 280:

This area is located on a ridge at an elevation of approximately 640 feet (175 metres), approx. 800 feet (243.8 metres) S SW of Hwy. 280 and approx. .5 mi. (804.7 metres) SE on Hwy. 280 from highway intersection at the jct. of Hwys. 280 and 92 in San Mateo County.

Crystal Springs Golf Course:

This area of approximately 204 acres (82.6 ha) is delineated on San Francisco Water Department Drawing No. X-1847, dated October 14, 1971, attached to and filed with the Official Boundary Maps--San Francisco Peninsula Watershed Hazardous Fire Area as a public record on file in the Department of Forestry.

Pulgas Water Temple:

The temple and grounds occupy an area of approximately 5 acres (2.0 ha) enclosed by a fence located west of Canada Road approximately 8,000 feet (2.4 km) NW of intersection of Canada and Edgewood Roads and approximately 1,400 feet (427 metres) easterly from extreme southeast shoreline of the Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County.

The above described lands and listed exclusions therefrom are fully delineated on the following U.S. Geological Survey, 7.5 minute, Topographic Quadrangle Maps, published at a scale of 1:24000 and identified as:

Montara Mountain, California, printed 1961, revised 1968

San Mateo, California, printed 1956, revised 1968, 1973

Woodside, California, printed 1961, revised 1968, 1973

and further designated as Sheets A, B and C, respectively, of Official Boundary Maps--San Francisco Peninsula Watershed Hazardous Fire Area, retained as a public record on file in the Department of Forestry. This hazardous fire area designation is effective from May 20 to November 1, 1977 and from June 1 to November 1 of each year thereafter.

1. Amendment of NOTE filed 6-20-79 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 25).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4253, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4251 and 4253, Public Resources Code.