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Laguna Beach council clears first reading of 2025 building code update tied to 'Zone 0' wildfire rules
Summary
Council approved first reading of a 2025 building-code update that folds in State-mandated "Zone 0" ember-resistant requirements for high-fire-hazard areas; staff said new rules take effect Jan. 1 with local amendments final after second reading and outreach planned for retrofit timing and homeowner impacts.
Laguna Beach city officials on Nov. 18 approved the first reading of an ordinance to adopt the 2025 California Building Code with local amendments that prepare the city to implement the state'mandated "Zone 0" ember-resistant defensible-space rules.
Deputy Community Development Director Gabriel Linares told the council that Assembly Bill 3074 ("Zone 0") established requirements for an ember-resistant defensible space five feet from structures in areas designated as very high fire-hazard severity zones. Linares said the…
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