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Chino Hills approves subsidized home‑hardening permit fees after fire‑risk hearing; Marquez dissents
Summary
The City Council voted 4–1 to amend the master fee schedule to subsidize two home‑hardening permit types (including a $134 subsidized miscellaneous permit) aimed at encouraging voluntary wildfire‑resilience upgrades after staff cited new Cal Fire maps placing over 80% of the city in fire severity zones.
The Chino Hills City Council on Tuesday approved an amendment to the city's master fee schedule to subsidize building permits for voluntary home‑hardening projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk.
Staff said updated Cal Fire maps now designate more than 80 percent of the city in some level of fire hazard severity and recommended two new permit types with reduced fees to encourage property owners to perform voluntary upgrades. "The proposed fee for a miscellaneous…
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