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Board adopts fire-hazard severity zone ordinance; zones to guide building and planning rules
Summary
Supervisors adopted an ordinance designating fire-hazard severity zones in county responsibility areas, formally accepting state-drafted maps that the county must integrate into planning and building standards for wildfire-prone areas.
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on May 6 adopted an ordinance accepting fire-hazard severity zones developed by state authorities for local responsibility and state responsibility areas within the county.
Jeff Adair of the Office of Emergency Services told the board the state-developed maps identify areas'and the projected fire behavior'that have higher probability of burning under extreme weather and fuels conditions. The board has 120 days after transmittal…
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