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Clearlake council adopts first reading of ordinance designating local fire-hazard severity zones
Summary
The Clearlake City Council approved first reading of Ordinance No. 281-2025, adopting the state-mapped local responsibility-area fire hazard severity designations (with a parcel-level consolidation for clarity) and scheduling a second reading and final adoption in June.
The Clearlake City Council on first reading approved Ordinance No. 281-2025 to adopt state-prepared fire hazard severity maps for the city——————————————————————————————————————————————— (local responsibility area) on a parcel-by-parcel basis, after a public hearing and discussion Tuesday night. The vote was unanimous.
City Manager Flora told the council the state fire marshal produced maps that identify moderate, high and very high fire hazard severity zones and that state law requires local adoption within 120 days of receiving the maps. Flora said the city—s staff recommendation is to adopt a map that assigns a single, highest-severity designation to each parcel to avoid confusion where state map polygons cross parcel boundaries. "A local agency may only increase the…
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