Ross Municipal Code Ch. 14.16 Adoption of California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and International…

ADOPTION OF CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE AND INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE

The Town Council of Ross does hereby adopt, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from the intrusion of fire from wildland exposures, the following, which shall be collectively known as the “Town Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code”:

1. The 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, which consists of certain portions of the 2024 edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code as amended by the California Building Standards Commission, including: . Appendix A GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereafter amended by Section 3 of this Ordinance.

• b. Appendix B VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLANS

• c. Appendix F CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRE-SMART VEGETATION

2. The International Wildland-Urban Interface Code published by the International WildlandUrban Interface Code Council, Inc., 2024 Edition hereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended by Section 14.16.020 of this Ordinance.

Each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and terms of said Town Wildland-Urban Interface Code are hereby referred to, adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Ordinance, subject only to the amendments and deletions herein. Not less than one (1) copy of the Codes and Standards hereby adopted is filed in the office of the Fire Marshal of the Ross Valley Fire Department and from the date on which this Ordinance shall take effect, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Town of Ross.

The 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface is amended and changed in the following respects: