Carlsbad council introduces 2025 California Fire Code and new Wildland Urban Interface Code; hearing set for Dec. 2
November 04, 2025 | Carlsbad, San Diego County, California
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Darcy Davidson, fire division chief and fire marshal, briefed the council on the state’s new WUI Code, which relocates provisions previously in Chapter 7A of the building code and chapter 49 of the fire code. Davidson said the state changed the scoping so regulations now apply to the high fire hazard severity zone in addition to the very high zones for the first time. She described the city's proposed local amendments as largely editorial and said there were no new substantive regulations in the staff packet that would affect residential properties beyond prior adoptions.
Davidson said the fire code package was prepared with AB 130 in mind; the city is not proposing new residential regulations that would conflict with the state law’s temporary limits on local amendments. She summarized substantive structural changes in the model codes, including a new chapter on emergency planning and relocation of some provisions into the WUI Code.
Councilmember Shin praised staff for the volume of work required to prepare the packages; no members of the public spoke on the item. Council motioned to introduce both ordinances and to set the Dec. 2 public hearing; the motion passed unanimously.
The council will consider final adoption after the scheduled public hearing and any additional comment or revisions as required by the state process.
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