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Planning Commission recommends council amend Solvang general plan safety element to incorporate local hazard mitigation plan
Summary
The Solvang Planning Commission voted 5-0 June 2 to recommend the City Council amend the general plan safety element to explicitly adopt the city—s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and to update the fire severity map to the Cal Fire hazard map; staff said the change is needed to comply with AB 2140 and federal mitigation funding requirements.
The Solvang Planning Commission on June 2 voted 5-0 to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 25-03, recommending the City Council amend the safety element of the Solvang General Plan to explicitly adopt the city—s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and to update the plan—s fire severity map to match recently introduced Cal Fire mapping.
Planning Manager Rafael Castillo presented the item, saying the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) was adopted in 2023 and the safety element was updated as part of the city—s 2024 general plan. Castillo said the proposed amendment adds a new policy (SAF 1.1) that explicitly adopts the LHMP into the general plan and replaces figure SAF‑8 with the Cal Fire…
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