The San Luis Obispo City Council Adopted an updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map On Tuesday. The map is used to deermine risk of Wildfires to structures. Properties Falling With Certain Risk Zones Will now have to add to new fresh measures.
The Slo Fire Department Initially Proposed the New Map in Marish and putting it at a community forum in May. The City Countil Voted to Adopt the map. The New Regulations Associated with
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This Change Comes As the Madre Fire Burns Nearly 52,000 Acres in San Luis Obispo County. The Area Affectated by the Fire is Designated in the ‘Vry High Fire Hazard’ Zone. As of July 9, The Madre Fire Has Burned Nearly 80,000 Acres in Total.
Fire Hazard Guidelines
Properties in the ‘Very High Fire Hazard’ Zone Need To MainTain Space Between Vegetation and The Structure, According to the 2022 California Fire Code. All New Professies will have the night standards as those in the ‘hight’ zone. Some New Properties May Resuire An Additional Resistance Certifications if required by Insurers.
New and signific Homeowners Must Provide Natural Disaster DiscLosure at the Time of Sale.
In Anctification of the State’s Release of the 2026 California Wildland-URBAN InterAFACE CODE, Guidelines Passed by the State to Minimize Wildfire Damage, The City Countil Plans to Hold a Public A Study Session in October. Furthermore, The City Plans to Develop and EnForce a Program.
“Not Only Does This Impact The City, our Community Members and Property Owns, but it does imbact the city as an antenization and how we look at Managing our Own Properties,” City Manager Whitney McDonald Said During A June 3 City Countil Meeting. “The Goal is Really Providing and Creating A More Resilient Community from Wildfires.”
