Cloverdale Municipal Code Ch. 15.11 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code

The California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 edition, including tables as set forth in Part 7 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety by the City, as amended herein, except that for purposes of citation, said code shall be renumbered by adding "15.11" before the sections of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 103.1 is amended as follows: "Insert Name of Department" is hereby deleted and replaced with "City of Cloverdale Building Department."

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 202 is amended to add a definition for: Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as recommended by the CDF Director pursuant to Public Resource Code Sections 4201 — 4204 and Government Code Sections 51175 — 51189, in a Very High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Local Responsibility Area (LRA) as recommended by the CFD Director, or as conditioned by Cloverdale Development Requirements.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 202 is amended to read as follows: Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area is a geographical area located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone in accordance with Public Resource Code Sections 4201 — 4204 and Government Code Sections 51175 — 51189, or in a Moderate or High Fire Severity Zone as identified in the Cloverdale General Plan.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 503.2.3 language is added to read as follows: Fire-retardant-treated wood shingles and are prohibited in Wildland-Urban Interface Areas.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 503.3.4 is deleted in its entirety.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 504.5.2 is amended as follows: Requirement number 4 is deleted in its entirety.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 604.1 is amended to read as follows: Defensible space will be maintained around all building and structures in State Responsibility Area (SRA) as required in Public Resources Code 4290 and "SRA Fire Safe Regulations" California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 2, Section 1270. Buildings and structures within the Very High Fire Severity Zone of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code 51175-51189 and any local ordinance of the authority having jurisdiction. Buildings and structures within the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area of a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) shall maintain defensible space as outlined in the Government Code Sections 51175 - 51189 and local standards of the authority having jurisdiction.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 604.1.1 is added to read as follows:_Buildings and structures located within any Moderate, High or Very High Fire Severity Zone as designated by the CDF Director or in a High Fire Severity Zone as identified by the Cloverdale General Plan shall maintain a defensible space as outlined in Government Code Sections 51175 — 51189 and the fire department's "Construction and Defensible Space Standard within Designated Fire Severity Zones" document.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)

Section 604.2 is amended to read as follows: Buildings and structures located in the following areas shall maintain the required hazardous vegetation and fuel management:

1 All unincorporated lands designated by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection as State Responsibility Area (SRA) including:

2 Land designated as Very-high Fire Hazard Severity Zone by cities and other local agencies.

3 Land designated as Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Areas by cities and other local agencies.

(Ord. 765-2025, 12/10/2025)