San Diego County Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

These regulations shall be known as the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the San Diego County Fire Protection District, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

This code applies to building materials, systems and/or assemblies used in the exterior design and construction of new buildings located within a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Area and contains minimum requirements to mitigate conditions that might cause a fire originating in a structure to ignite vegetation in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) area, and conversely, a wildfire burning in vegetative fuels to transmit fire to buildings and threaten to destroy life, overwhelm fire suppression capabilities or result in large property losses.

Buildings, structures, landscape materials, vegetation, defensible space, or other devices or safeguards required by this code shall be maintained in conformance with the code edition under which installed. The owner or the owner's authorized agent shall be responsible for the maintenance of buildings, structures, landscape materials, and vegetation.

(Added by Ord. No. 10977 (N.S.), effective 4-2-26)

Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall govern. Where, in any specific case, different sections of this code specify different materials, methods of construction, or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern.

Requirements that are essential for the public safety of an existing or proposed activity, building, or structure, or for the safety of the occupants thereof, which are not specifically provided for by this code, shall be determined by the code official consistent with the necessity to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare.

(Added by Ord. No. 10977 (N.S.), effective 4-2-26)

Section 102.14 is added to the California WUI Code to read:

All former ordinances, resolutions or motions or parts thereof, conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are repealed.

(Added by Ord. No. 10977 (N.S.), effective 4-2-26)

Section 103.1 is added to the California WUI code and reads as follows:

The San Diego County Fire Protection District is hereby created and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the code official. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

(Added by Ord. No. 10977 (N.S.), effective 4-2-26)