ORDINANCE NO. 02 (2025)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND AMENDING THE DIAMOND BAR
CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, the State Fire Marshal has identified areas within the City of Diamond Bar that fall within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to California Government Code Section 51178; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51179 requires that local agencies designate, by ordinance, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal; and WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar received updated VHFHSZ recommendations for its Local Responsibility Area (LRA) from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as depicted on the map titled Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area (LRA) for Diamond Bar, dated March 24, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b). Accordingly, the adoption is exempt from CEQA; and WHEREAS, the City introduced for first reading this Ordinance on July 15, 2025, at which time all interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting the codes and standards identified in this Ordinance as amended herein.
WHEREAS, the City held public hearing on __________, 2025, at which time all interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting the codes and standards identified in this Ordinance as amended herein.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. Section 15.00.3220(4) of the Diamond Bar Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
(4) Fire Hazard Severity Zone Amended.
The City Council hereby designates Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones as Ordinance No. 02 (2025)
2 recommended by the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and as shown on the map titled Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area (LRA) for Diamond Bar prepared by the Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP), dated March 24, 2025. This map shall be retained on file in the office of the Building Official and made available for public inspection.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30-days after adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar on the ___ day of _______, 2025.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
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Chia Yu Teng, Mayor
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of July, 2025, and was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _____ day of _________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Kristina Santana, City Clerk