Chapter 49 — REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREAS
Section 4909
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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4909.1 Subdivision identification. Pursuant to Public¶
Resources Code Section 4290.5 and Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 1, Article 2, the Board, in consultation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, shall survey local governments to identify existing subdivisions, as defined in Article 2, located in an SRA area or an LRA Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone without a secondary egress route that is at significant fire risk.
4909.2 Fire safety recommendations. The Board, in consul-¶
tation with the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the local government that identified the subdivision, shall develop rec- ommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety. The Board shall provide the final recommendations to the local government that identified the subdivision and to the resi- dents of the subdivision.
4909.3 Implementation. The Board shall maintain a list of¶
the subdivisions identified and the status of the implementa- tion of the recommendations provided.
4909.4 Re-survey. Beginning July 1, 2021, the Board shall¶
conduct this survey every 5 years.
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