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Dana Point council introduces ordinance updating fire hazard severity zones after CAL FIRE map changes
Summary
Dana Point city staff presented updated CAL FIRE fire hazard severity maps and the council introduced an ordinance to amend Dana Point Municipal Code chapter 8.42.0.01 to adopt the updated map.
Dana Point city staff presented updated fire hazard severity maps from CAL FIRE and the City Council introduced an ordinance to amend Dana Point Municipal Code chapter 8.42.0.01 to adopt the updated map and related building-code provisions.
Jess McCloskey, the city’s building official, told the council that CAL FIRE’s updated maps reclassify some areas of the city, expanding the zones that will trigger Chapter 7A of the California Building Code. "Fire hazard severity zone maps evaluate hazard, not risk," McCloskey said, explaining that the maps are based on long-term physical conditions and expected fire behavior. He noted that local agencies must adopt the…
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