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Ukiah Valley Fire District adopts state fire-hazard severity map after new law removes local veto
Summary
The Ukiah Valley Fire District board adopted an ordinance to adopt CAL FIRE’s updated fire hazard severity zone map for its local responsibility area after a state law now requires local adoption; board members noted they may later choose to be more restrictive but said they had no choice to reject the map.
The Ukiah Valley Fire District Board of Directors on Monday adopted an ordinance formally accepting the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s updated fire hazard severity zone map for the district’s local responsibility area.
The adoption was the second step of a two-meeting process introduced at the board’s prior meeting; staff said a recent change in state law now requires local jurisdictions to adopt the map rather than allowing local discretion.
“Government code says now you shall adopt it,” said Matt, the district presenter, explaining that the map…
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