Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 1 General

The declared purposes of this Ordinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within this County in the event of an emergency; the direction of the emergency organization; and the coordination of the emergency functions of this County with all other public agencies, corporations, organizations, and affected private persons.

(Ord. No. 4410, § 2, 2-9-2010)

Any expenditures made in connection with emergency activities, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the County of Ventura.

(Ord. No. 4410, § 2, 2-9-2010)

As used in this Chapter, "local emergency" means the existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of this County caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, drought, sudden and severe energy shortage, plant or animal infestation or diseases, the Governor's warning of an earthquake or volcanic prediction, or an earthquake or other conditions, other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the County and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat, or with respect to regulated energy utilities, a sudden and severe energy shortage requires extraordinary measures beyond the authority vested in the California Public Utilities Commission.

(Ord. No. 4410, § 2, 2-9-2010)

As used in this Chapter, "operational area" means the area including the County and all political subdivisions within the County area.

(Ord. No. 4410, § 2, 2-9-2010)