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Solvang updates safety element to incorporate local hazard mitigation plan, adopt Cal FIRE map
Summary
The council adopted an amendment to the safety element of the Solvang General Plan to incorporate the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and to update fire hazard severity zones to the CAL FIRE map, enabling eligibility for expanded state disaster relief under AB 2140.
The Solvang City Council on July 14 adopted Resolution No. 25-12-98 to amend the safety element of the city's General Plan so it explicitly incorporates the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and replaces the fire hazard severity zone map with the recently adopted CAL FIRE map.
Staff said the change is intended to ensure state-law consistency — specifically language required by AB 2140 — and to keep…
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