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Council introduces ordinance adopting 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone map and schedules adoption
Summary
The council introduced an ordinance to adopt the California State Fire Marshal's 2025 fire hazard severity zone map for Carmel-by-the-Sea and directed staff to transmit the updated map to state agencies; council found the action statutorily exempt from CEQA.
The City Council on June 3 introduced an ordinance to update Carmel-by-the-Sea's local code to adopt the California State Fire Marshal's 2025 fire hazard severity zone map.
Planning staff said the update reflects the state-prepared map and does not change Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) boundaries already used for applicable regulations. Community Planning and Building staff explained that adopting the state map causes certain Chapter 49 requirements to apply in designated hazard areas, including…
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