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Ventura County adopts updated fire code; board directs staff to refine agricultural exemptions
Summary
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance No. 34, adopting updated state and international fire and wildland-urban-interface codes; supervisors directed staff to work with agricultural stakeholders to clarify sprinkler and water-availability provisions and return with ordinance amendments.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34, repealing prior ordinances and adopting the 2025 California Fire Code, portions of the 2024 and 2025 International Fire and Wildland Urban Interface codes, and portions of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, with local additions and deletions.
The vote approved the ordinance as written, with board direction that staff continue discussions with agricultural stakeholders and return with proposed amendments addressing exemptions and related policy language. Supervisor Lavere said staff engagement with stakeholders gave the board confidence to approve the ordinance now and refine specific language later: "Given everything we've heard today ... I would feel comfortable…
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