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Chief Administrative Office, Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, recommending the Board approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of Ordinance 5201 to amend Chapter 8.08 of the El Dorado County Code of Ordinances entitled Fire Prevention to adopt the 2023 Fire Hazard Severity Zone map developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as required by California Government Code section 51179. (Cont. 4/30/2024, Item 27)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On April 30, 2024, the Board heard Ordinance 5201 and continued the item to May 21, 2024 for Final Passage (Second Reading).
On April 23, 1985 (Agenda Item No. 33), the Board adopted Ordinance 3528 which approved amendments to various sections of the El Dorado County Code (now Chapter 8.08, Fire Prevention) to coincide with state law under PRC 4423 related to hazard removal and burning restrictions.
Shortly after the Board’s adoption of the County’s Vegetation Management and Defensible Space Ordinance 5101 (File No. 19-0630 V2) and the addition of Chapter 8.09, Vegetation Management on April 30, 2019, the Board adopted Ordinance 5102 (File No. 19-0754 V2) on June 4, 2019 to amend Ordinance 3528 by repealing and reserving Section 8.08.020 - Hazard Removal Required of Chapter 8.08 as the language requiring the maintenance of a defensible fire break around structures and required clearing of debris from rooftops was superseded upon the adoption of Ordinance 5101.
On February 6, 2024 (File No. 24-0202), the Board heard Ordinance 5195 to amend Chapter 8.08 of the El Dorado County Code of Ordinances entitled Fire Prevention to adopt the Fire Hazard Severity Zone map developed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as required by California Government Code section 51179, in order to apply for designation as a Fire Risk Reduction Community and continued the matter to February 27, 2024 for Final Passage (Second Reading). On February 27, 2...
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