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Pacifica resident urges stronger defensible‑space enforcement; commissioners note upcoming state building code changes
Summary
A resident urged the Planning Commission to address wildfire risk and defensible‑space enforcement in Pacifica; commissioners and staff said state fire‑hazard designations and triennial building code changes will affect local requirements and that education and coordination with fire authorities may be warranted.
Ken Miles, a Pacifica resident, used the meeting’s oral‑communications period to urge the city to improve enforcement of defensible‑space requirements and tree trimming in neighborhoods he described as wildfire‑prone.
“I’m concerned about the lack of fire, consciousness in Pacifica,” Miles said, citing large trees such as acacia and eucalyptus near homes and a perceived lack of enforcement that would reduce wildfire risk. He…
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