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Goleta council adopts state-mapped fire-hazard severity zones, council waives further reading
Summary
The City Council voted to adopt the state's updated fire hazard severity zone map into Goleta Municipal Code (Chapter 15.22) and determined the ordinance exempt from CEQA; staff and county fire marshals said the maps identify new high- and very-high-risk areas and explained implications for defensible space and construction standards.
The Goleta City Council voted to add Chapter 15.22 to Title 15 of the Goleta Municipal Code on May 20, 2025, adopting the state-revised fire hazard severity zone maps for the city’s local responsibility areas and finding the ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Jason Levy, the city’s emergency services coordinator, introduced the item and said the city and county would host public information events. Fred Tan, fire marshal for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, presented the state’s mapping process and implications. Tan said the state used high-resolution models of vegetation, topography and prevailing winds to identify areas within the city that the state fire marshal’s office now classifies in bands from moderate to very high fire hazard.
Tan and city staff stressed…
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