STAFF REPORT
DATE: September 26, 2022
TO: Justin Hess, City Manager
FROM: Patrick Prescott, Community Development Director VIA: Fred Ramirez, Assistant Community Development Director - Planning BY: Shipra Rajesh, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: September 27, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 7 – Certification a Final Environmental Impact Report and Adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Report Program and Adoption of the 2021- 2029 Housing Element, Safety Element, and Environmental Justice General Plan Updates
This memo is to update Attachment 7 regarding the September 27, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Item No. 7 – Certification a Final Environmental Impact Report and Adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Findings of Fact and Mitigation Monitoring and Report Program and Adoption of the 2021- 2029 Housing Element, Safety Element, and Environmental Justice General Plan Updates . Below are the changes to Attachment 7:
On page 33 of Attachment 7:
Policy 4.3: Implement fire prevention and suppression programs in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone in areas of high fire hazard areas risk, including both urban and wildland areas.
On page 34 of Attachment 7:
Policy 4.4: Maintain adequate fire breaks in areas within and adjacent to areas of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) high wildfire hazard risk.
Policy 4.10: Continue annual brush inspections and enforce 100 – 200 feet clearance requirements on public and private property within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), as dictated by Cal Fire, in accordance with the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Fire Safe Regulations, California Building Standards Code, and Burbank Municipal Code related to ongoing maintenance
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
of vegetation clearance on public and private roads, roadside fuel reduction plan, and defensible space clearances.
Additionally, the legend for Exhibit S-1 on page 42 of Attachment 7 has been updated to read “Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones” instead of “Mountain Fire Zones”.