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Board introduces ordinance to adopt 2025 local-responsibility-area fire hazard severity map, schedules second reading
Summary
Supervisors voted to introduce an ordinance adopting Cal Fire's 2025 local responsibility area (LRA) fire hazard severity zones for unincorporated El Dorado County and scheduled final passage for June 24; the maps trigger new defensible-space and building-code requirements in very‑high areas.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that would adopt the 2025 Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire hazard severity zone map for the unincorporated county, triggering updated defensible-space, disclosure and building-code measures where the map designates very-high hazard.
The board's action Wednesday was a first reading and included a waiver of full text reading; final adoption (second reading) was continued to the board's June 24 meeting. Sue Hennecke, chief administrative officer, said the state requires Cal Fire to prepare the maps and local governments are required to adopt them…
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