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Council introduces ordinance adopting Cal Fire local responsibility-area hazard maps; OCFA urges outreach
Summary
Laguna Hills introduced an ordinance for first reading to adopt state-mapped Local Responsibility Area fire-hazard severity zones; the maps (transmitted by Cal Fire 03/24/2025) identify very high, high and moderate zones that trigger defensible-space and Chapter 7A building-code requirements for new construction and qualifying modifications.
The Laguna Hills City Council introduced for first reading an ordinance to adopt Local Responsibility Area (LRA) fire-hazard severity zone maps transmitted by Cal Fire on March 24, 2025. City Manager Hildebrand said this is the first time Laguna Hills has been mapped and explained the state timeline requiring posting and adoption: the maps must be posted for 30 days and the council must adopt an ordinance within 120 days, then upload the adopted map to Cal Fire within 30 days of adoption.
The new maps identify areas of very high, high and…
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