Pismo Beach Municipal Code Ch. 8.04 General Provisions

Two documents on file in City offices, marked and designated as (1) the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code, and (2) the 2025 edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code are hereby adopted, including chapters and sections not adopted by agencies of the State of California, and including appendices thereto, as the Fire Prevention Regulations of the City of Pismo Beach. The provisions of such are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Chapter, except as modified in Chapter 8.08.

(Ord. O-2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025; Ord. O-2022- 008 § 2 (part), 2022)

The Fire Chief is hereby designated as the fire code official for the City of Pismo Beach.

(Ord. O-2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025; Ord. O-2022- 008 § 2 (part), 2022)

Where other codes and standards are referred to in the code adopted in Section 8.04.010, the following shall apply:

A. International Building Code shall mean California Building Code or California Residential Code, as applicable.

B. International Plumbing Code shall mean California Plumbing Code.

C. International Fuel Gas Code shall mean California Plumbing Code.

D. International Mechanical Code shall mean California Mechanical Code.

E. NFPA 70 and National Electrical Code shall mean California Electrical Code.

F. International Residential Code for One- and Two-family Dwellings shall mean California Residential Code.

G. International Fire Code shall mean California Fire Code.

H. International Existing Building Code shall mean the California Existing Building Code.

I. International Wildland-Urban Interface Code shall mean the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

(Ord. O-2025-007 § 2 (part), 2025; Ord. O-2022- 008 § 2 (part), 2022)

A. The City of Pismo Beach hereby designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the Office of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Government Code Section 51178, dated March 10, 2025, as the Fire Hazard Severity Zones for the City of Pismo Beach.

B. The subject Fire Hazard Severity Zones are depicted on the map entitled "Local Responsibility Area - Fire Hazard Severity Zones", which map is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A, depicted in reduced form in Figure 1 below, and on file in the office of the Pismo Beach City Clerk and the Pismo Beach Fire Department. This map is hereby incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein.

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(Ord. O-2025-004 § 2, 2025)