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Council introduces ordinance adopting state fire-hazard severity zones and authorizes inspection-fee authority
Summary
Saint Helena council introduced an ordinance to adopt the Office of the State Fire Marshal's fire hazard severity map for the city and authorized the city to recover inspection costs for property sales in high or very high hazard zones; council voted to introduce and waive reading of the ordinance.
The City Council on June 10 introduced and waived first reading of an ordinance adding Chapter 8.44 to the Saint Helena Municipal Code to adopt the state-recommended fire hazard severity zones and to authorize fees for inspections of properties sold in high or very high hazard zones.
Fire Chief Mark Sorensen told the council the Office of the State Fire Marshal released the fire hazard severity zone map in early 2025, assigning moderate, high and very high classifications using a science-based model that considers fire history, vegetation, slope and…
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