Chapter 49 — REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREAS
Section 4908
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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4908.1 General. Pursuant to PRC 4290 all residential, com-¶
mercial and industrial building construction within state
responsibility areas approved after January 1, 1991, and within lands classified and designated as an LRA Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 51177 of the Government Code after July 1, 2021, shall comply with the SRA Fire Safe Development Regula- tions as specified in Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Sub- chapter 2.
4908.2 Subdivision map findings. Pursuant to Government¶
Code (GC), Section 66474.02, before approving a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, for an area located in an SRA or an LRA Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as both are defined in GC Section 51177, a legislative body of a county, except as provided in GC Subsection 66474.02(c), shall make findings regarding compliance with the SRA Fire Safe Regulations and the avail- ability of structural fire protection and suppression services. These findings and accompanying map shall be transmitted to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and comply with the requirements in Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Sub- chapter 1, Article 1.
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