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Title 17 — Fire Protection

Carlsbad Municipal Code Ch. 17.05 Fire Hazard Severity Zones

Carlsbad Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Carlsbad

Cite as: Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 17.05 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 17.05.010. Designation and adoption.

A. The City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby designates medium, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones as identified by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) and as shown on the map titled "City of Carlsbad (San Diego County), Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones," dated March 24, 2025.

B. The map titled "City of Carlsbad (San Diego County), Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones," dated March 24, 2025, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and adopted and incorporated in this code by reference.

(Ord. CS-495, 6/10/2025)

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§ 17.05.020. Multiple fire hazard severity zone designations.

When multiple fire hazard severity zones overlap a structure, existing or proposed, the structure's designation is based on the most severe zone overlapping that structure.

(Ord. CS-495, 6/10/2025)

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