Chapter 49 — REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREAS
Section 4910
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4910.1 General. Pursuant to Government Code Section¶
65302(g)(3), the safety element of a city or county’s General Plan shall be reviewed and updated as necessary to address the risk of fire for land classified as SRA, as defined in Sec- tion 4102 of the Public Resources Code, and land classified as an LRA Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, as defined in Section 51177.
4910.2 Submission to the Board of Forestry and Fire Pro-¶
tection and local fire agencies. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65302.5(b)(1), the draft element of, or draft
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REQUIREMENTS FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRE AREAS
amendment to, the safety element of a county or a city’s gen- eral plan shall be submitted to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection and to every local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county at least 90 days prior to either of the following: the adoption or amend- ment to the safety element of its general plan for each county that contains state responsibility areas; or the adoption or amendment to the safety element of its general plan for each city or county that contains a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone as defined pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 51177.
4910.3 Review by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection¶
and local fire agencies. The State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection shall, and a local agency may, review the draft or an existing safety element and recommend changes to the planning agency within 60 days of its receipt regarding the requirements in Government Code Section 65302.5(b)(2). The review by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is governed by Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Article 6.
4910.4 Adoption of the safety element. Prior to the adoption¶
of its draft element or draft amendment, the board of supervi- sors of the county or the council of a city shall consider the recommendations, if any, made by the State Board of For- estry and Fire Protection and any local agency that provides fire protection to territory in the city or county. The board of supervisors or city council shall respond to the Board of For- estry and Fire Protection and any local agency providing fire protection in compliance with Government Code Section 65302.5(b)(3) and (b)(4) and Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Article 6.
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