California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 7 - Fire Protection
Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard
Article 1 - Fire Hazard Severity
Section 1280.02 - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Lra

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 1280.02

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

(a) Within thirty (30) days of adopting a local ordinance designating VHFHSZ pursuant to Government Code section 51179(a), a local agency shall transmit a copy of the ordinance and a map depicting the adopted zones within the local agency to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board).

(b) The ordinance(s) and map(s) shall be delivered in a PDF file(s) and submitted electronically to the Board.

(c) The Board may request additional versions of the map(s) to establish greater clarity regarding the adopted zones. This request may ask for the maps in other file formats, such as Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefiles or similar, based on the Board's and the local agency's capabilities.

(d) Local agencies shall supply the following information, on a form provided by the Board, when they submit their ordinance(s) and map(s):

(1) the agency's name and a point of contact, including address, email, phone, and fax number.

(2) information about the agency's meeting adopting the VHFHSZ, including the date, location, agenda and agenda item number, and staff reports.

(3) information about the ordinance, including the name and/or number, copies of the signatory page(s), and the text of the ordinance.

(4) information about the section(s) of city or county code adopted or amended by the ordinance, including the name and/or number and code text.

(5) information about the decision, pursuant to Government Code section 51179(b), to include areas within the jurisdiction as VHFHSZ that were not identified as such by the director. The local agency shall provide the finding(s) supported by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Government Code section 51182 are necessary for effective fire protection in the area. This information may be in the form of staff reports, data analysis, mapping, or other background work that informed the local agency's decision.

1. New section filed 2-19-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 8).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4202, 4203 and 4204, Public Resources Code; and Section 51179, Government Code. Reference: Sections 4201, 4202, 4203 and 4204, Public Resources Code; and Sections 51179 and 51182, Government Code.

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