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San Luis Obispo staff warn new Cal Fire hazard maps will put large share of city into high-risk zones
Summary
City staff told a developer roundtable that Cal Fire's updated wildfire maps place about 60% of parcels in moderate-to-very-high hazard zones and that the city must adopt the maps by July 1, triggering new defensible-space reviews and certain building-code changes.
Tim Lowe, community development staff, told the San Luis Obispo Development Roundtable that Cal Fire's new wildfire hazard maps will substantially expand areas subject to higher construction and defensible-space requirements and must be adopted by the city by July 1.
"The new map is 60% of the parcels in the city are in some zones of moderate, high, or very high," Lowe said during the meeting. He added that by area 28% of the city is now mapped as very high, 10% high and 25% moderate.
The maps were released earlier this year, Lowe said, and staff will present a formal staff report to council ahead of a scheduled first reading on June 3. The changes mean that many more…
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