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Cloverdale council adopts state fire-hazard severity maps, officials warn of insurance and compliance effects
Summary
The Cloverdale City Council voted unanimously to waive the first reading and introduce an ordinance designating state fire hazard severity zones after staff and fire officials described large map expansions and described mitigation steps the city will take.
Cloverdale — The City Council on May 14 waived the first reading and introduced an ordinance adopting the state’s updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for areas of state and local responsibility, after staff said the new maps place substantially more city land into the “very high” category.
Council members acted after a presentation by city staff and Cloverdale Fire District Chief Jason Jenkins explaining the practical effects and needed local mitigation. The council’s action to introduce the ordinance passed on a voice vote, 5-0.
The maps are produced by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the state fire marshal’s office; staff said the city is required to adopt the state maps by ordinance within 120 days of receiving the recommendation. Alex, a city staff presenter, told council the latest map “is a pretty dramatic change” from prior versions and estimated “basically 10 times more area within the city is within the highest level very high fire, very high severity zone.” Chief Jason Jenkins,…
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