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Martinez moves to adopt 2025 fire and wildland interface code amendments to match county standards

Martinez City Council · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Martinez city staff presented Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s local amendments to the 2025 Fire Code and Wildland-Urban Interface Code; council introduced an ordinance to adopt those amendments by reference to maintain uniform enforcement in mapped wildfire hazard zones and passed the motion to proceed.

City building staff on Feb. 18 recommended that Martinez ratify the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s locally adopted amendments to the 2025 Fire and Wildland-Urban Interface Codes to ensure consistent enforcement across district boundaries.

Mike Leonteodis, the city’s chief building official, explained that the county’s amendments focus on areas mapped as higher wildfire risk and contain changes to defensible-space fencing…

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