Chapter 3 — WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AREAS
301 General — 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code
California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
Cite as: 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7.5) § 301 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
301.1 Scope.¶
The provisions of this chapter provide methodology to establish and record wildland-urban interface areas in accor- dance with California Public Resources Code (PRC) and California Government Code (GC).
301.2 Purpose¶
. The purpose of this chapter is to classify lands in the state in accordance with the level of fire hazard present for the purpose of identifying measures that will retard the rate of spread and reduce the potential intensity of uncontrolled fires that threaten to destroy resources, life or property, and to require that those measures be taken.
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