Chula Vista Fire
Department
Amending Municipal Codes 15.34 & 8.32
Chula Vista Municipal
Code 15.34
2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone
Maps (Issued by Cal Fire)
• Very High
• High
• Moderate
• Special Designated Vegetation
Management Area(s)
*Impacts Outlined on # 7 Slide
Previous FHSZ Map (2008)
A Changing Landscape (2025)
Then vs. Now
* Cal Fire / OSFM did not designate nor map high and moderate zones in 2008 Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Map Year: 2008 2025
Zones: Parcels: Structures: Acreage: Parcels: Structures: Acreage:
Very High 2,828 2,885 3,755 9,294 9,414 8,276
High * * * 7,282 7,777 3,187
Moderate * * * 3,782 4,103 1,548
Special
Designated * * * 837 919 159
Total: 21,195 22,213 13,170
Defensible Space and Vegetation
Management
• Zone 0, 1, & 2 Required for Areas Within:
• Very High Zone
• High Zone
• Moderate Zone
• Special Designated Vegetation Management Area(s)
• Clearance for Designated Evacuation Routes
Chula Vista Municipal
Code 8.32
Requirements Matrix
• Adding Defensible Space (Vegetation
Management) requirements to
• High FHSZ
• Moderate FHSZ
• Special Designated Veg. Mgmt.
Area
• Adding CBC Chapter 7A (future Title 24,
Part 7) construction requirements to
• Moderate FHSZ
• Special Designated Veg. Mgmt.
Area
Council Recommendation
• Amend Chula Vista Municipal Code
15.34 and 8.32 as Presented
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