Committee seeks grading-ordinance flexibility to enable wildfire mitigation work
Advisory members warned that the county's grading season (May 15–Oct. 15) overlaps fire season and requested updates to the grading ordinance so mitigation work can proceed during shoulder seasons with ministerial flexibility.
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Participants described a practical conflict between the county grading season and wildfire risk-management needs, noting the transcript record: "our grading season is May 15 to October 15." Community members said that overlap can prevent needed mitigation work at times when field operations are safer or more effective, and they urged the county to build ministerial flexibility into a revised grading ordinance rather than relying on excessive discretionary authority.
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