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Fortuna council adopts state fire hazard-severity maps; maps intended for local planning, not immediate insurance changes
Summary
The council adopted CAL FIRE-drawn fire hazard severity zone maps as required by the state. Staff said the maps are for long-range planning and currently do not change local building requirements; the ordinance was adopted unanimously.
The Fortuna City Council on July 21 adopted an ordinance formally accepting fire-hazard severity zone maps prepared by CAL FIRE and issued by the State Fire Marshal, a change that newly designates parcels within the city for planning purposes.
Sherry Meads, Fortuna’s community development director, told the council the February update identifies about 1,935 parcels within the city limits as being in a moderate fire-hazard severity zone. The maps are a state-required planning tool and, she said, do not by themselves impose…
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