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Board adopts Fire District’s updated code with two key local changes; chief pledges continued stakeholder outreach
Summary
Ventura County supervisors unanimously adopted Ordinance 34 on Sept. 16, bringing local fire rules into alignment with the 2025 California Fire Code while keeping most long‑standing local amendments and adding clarified provisions on real‑estate inspection notifications and limited access flexibility for fire apparatus roads.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 16 adopted Ventura County Fire Protection District Ordinance No. 34, updating the district’s local amendments to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code and related model codes. The ordinance passed unanimously.
Chief Dustin Gardner and Fire Marshal Joseph (Joe) [surname] told the board most of the ordinance consolidates and carries forward existing local amendments that have been in effect for decades. The adoption is part of the regular three‑year code cycle in which local fire agencies must adopt the new model code and may propose local amendments justified by climatic, geographic or topographic conditions.
Two changes drew the most attention at the hearing:
• Real‑estate transaction inspections (AB 38 implementation): State law requires fire inspection during certain…
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