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Dana Point council introduces ordinance adopting CAL FIRE fire-hazard severity map
Summary
The Dana Point City Council introduced an ordinance on April 15 to adopt updated CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone maps and align the city code with state wildfire-building rules; staff said the change will expand areas subject to Chapter 7A home-hardening requirements and will be enforced when the 2025 California Building Code is adopted.
The Dana Point City Council on April 15 introduced an ordinance to amend the city code and adopt CAL FIREfire hazard severity zone maps, a first reading that moves the measure toward formal adoption.
The ordinance would amend Dana Point Municipal Code Chapter 8.42.010 to incorporate CAL FIREdesignations of moderate, high and very high fire hazard severity zones and trigger state building-code requirements in affected areas. Jess McCloskey, the citybuilding official, told the council that the maps "evaluate hazard not risk" and are used "for planning, enforcing building codes, and developing wildfire risk mitigation strategies." McCloskey recommended the council hold the first reading…
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