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City staff will take state fire‑hazard map adoption to council; commissioners asked about implications for landscaping and code
Summary
Staff reported to the commission that a June city council introduction is scheduled to adopt the state fire‑hazard severity maps; commissioners asked how the map affects design rules, landscaping and water/maintenance requirements.
City planning staff told the commission on May 14 that the Carmel‑by‑the‑Sea City Council will be scheduled to introduce an ordinance in June to adopt the State Fire Marshal’s fire hazard severity map for the city.
Lede: Planning staff said the council will consider an ordinance to adopt the state map at a June meeting with a subsequent second reading prior to a July date; adopting the state’s map will label areas of the city as very high, high or moderate fire hazard severity according to the state Fire Marshal’s mapping.
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