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Title 19 — FIRE PREVENTION CODE

Santa Cruz Municipal Code Ch. 19.20 Fire Hazard Severity Zones

Santa Cruz Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Santa Cruz

Cite as: Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 19.20 · Text as of 2026-10-05

19.20.010 DESIGNATION OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.

The city of Santa Cruz designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.

The map, attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter as an exhibit, is hereby incorporated by reference and entitled “City of Santa Cruz Fire Hazard Severity Zones.”

(Ord. 2025-16 § 1, 2025).

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