Ukiah Municipal Code Art. 2 Designation of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones

California Government Code sections 51175-51189 requires the city of Ukiah ("city") to designate and adopt fire hazard zones.

Under the 2008 California building code adopted in the city new construction in the very high fire hazard severity zones must consist of noncombustible exterior materials and comply with other requirements to address the high fire hazard in those zones.

The California department of forestry and fire protection forwarded a map identifying the very high fire hazard severity zones in the city of Ukiah.

Government Code section 51179 requires the city to adopt the map by ordinance within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of the map from the department of forestry and fire protection.

The purpose of this article is to comply with state law by adopting the map from the department of forestry and fire protection as the very high fire hazard severity zones in the city of Ukiah.

(Ord. 1122, § 1, adopted 2010)

This section shall be known as the very high fire hazard severity zone ("VHFHSZ") regulations and is adopted pursuant to the requirements of Government Code section 51175. The area described as a VHFHSZ has been recommended by the director of the California department of forestry and fire protection. The city of Ukiah VHFHSZ is designated on the map titled: city of Ukiah VHFHSZ, dated March 3, 2010, and retained on file at the city of Ukiah and which shall also be retained on file at the office of the state fire marshal.

(Ord. 1122, § 1, adopted 2010)

The building official and the fire marshal shall enforce the provisions of chapter 47 in 24 CCR, part 9 (California fire code), and chapter 7A in 24 CCR, part 2 (California building code) in all very high fire hazard severity zones.

(Ord. 1122, § 1, adopted 2010)