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Board schedules hearing on state'issued Local Responsibility Area fire-hazard maps; seeks criteria for appeals and exemptions
Summary
The Board of Supervisors scheduled an April 29 hearing to consider an ordinance adopting Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire-hazard severity zones recommended by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and directed staff to prepare appeals and exception criteria and a memo for state-level advocacy.
The Board of Supervisors opened a hearing on the Office of the State Fire Marshal''s recommended Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zones and directed staff to return with an ordinance and related materials for adoption.
County fire staff described the maps as an extension of the State Responsibility Area (SRA) severity mapping; the LRA maps account for ember-cast and long-distance ember risk, local topography and vegetation and are intended to reflect hazard over a 30'to'50-year period without assumed mitigation measures such as home hardening or fuel reduction. State law requires local agencies to adopt an ordinance designating moderate, high and very-high fire hazard severity zones within 120 days of receiving the recommendations; adopted ordinances must be submitted to the State Board of…
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