California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 7 - Fire Protection
Article 6 - General Plan Safety Element Review
Section 1265.01 - Safety Element Submission

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 1265.01

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) The draft of or draft amendment to the safety element of a county or a city's general plan shall be submitted to the Board and to every local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or country at least ninety (90) days prior to any of the following:

(1) The adoption of or amendment to the safety element of its general plan for each city or county that contains SRAs.

(2) The adoption of or amendment to the safety element of its general plan for each city or county that contains a VHFHSZ.

(3) The adding as an ammexation or appendix to the safety element a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, Community Wildfire Protection Plan, or other relevant fire plan for the planning area for each city or county referred to in subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) A city or county referred to in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) that revises specific portions of their safety element (for example, flooding hazards) but not the fire safety portion, shall submit their safety element to the Board within the timeline specified in subdivision (a), describe the revisions made to the document, and provide to the Board the date of the last review of the safety element conducted by the Board.

(c) The draft of or draft amendment to the safety element may be mailed to Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, Safety Element Review, P.O. Box 944246, Sacramento, CA 94244-2460, or it may be emailed to the Resource Protection Committee staff person indicated at https://bof.fire.ca.gov/board-committees/board-standing-committees-forest-practice-management-resource-protection/.

1. New section filed 5-3-2017; operative 7-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 18).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (c) filed 8-1-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 31).

Note: Authority cited: Section 65302.5, Government Code; and Section 4111, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 65302.5, Government Code.

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