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Atascadero council adopts 2025 building and fire code updates, adds limited local WUI amendments
Summary
The Atascadero City Council unanimously adopted updates to the 2025 California building and fire codes with local amendments affecting wildland-urban interface (WUI) requirements, including targeted measures in the moderate zone and thresholds that trigger full compliance for large additions and remodels.
The Atascadero City Council unanimously adopted updates to the 2025 California Building Standards (Title 24) and related local amendments to the city's municipal codes on Feb. 10, approving both draft ordinance A (fire code amendments) and draft ordinance B (building code amendments).
The changes incorporate the state'adopted 2025 wildland urban interface (WUI) provisions into local code and add a small set of local amendments tailored to Atascadero. Community Development Director Phil Dunsmore and Fire Marshal Dave Vanson told council the updated WUI map and local amendments affect multiple hazard zones and will apply stricter construction and ignition-resistance standards in high and very-high hazard areas and a limited set of requirements in moderate areas.
Why it matters: the amendments aim to reduce ember-driven house-to-house spread in future wildfires by hardening building envelopes. Vanson summarized the map'related impact, saying the new map "determines which parcels are subject to the 2025 WUI code," and noted that the recent…
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