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Council declines to endorse AB 2517 after residents warn local discretion could be misused
Summary
After extensive public comment about parcel-level fire‑hazard designations, the council did not move forward with a resolution supporting AB 2517; residents said the bill preserves local discretion that previously led to whole‑parcel updesignations when only small slices of land were mapped as higher risk.
The Los Altos Hills City Council debated AB 2517 — proposed state reforms to the fire hazard severity zone process — and chose not to adopt a letter of support on March 19 after divided discussion and public concern.
Staff summarized the bill as providing procedural improvements to statewide map updates, more transparency about data and methodology used by the State Fire Marshal, and a clearer opportunity for local engagement before map release. Staff stressed it would affirm that local jurisdictions…
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