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N ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING THE 2025 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE
MAP AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE
FIRE MARSHAL
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HE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRESNO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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ECTION 1. Adoption of t he 2025 California State Fire Marshal – Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map – Local Responsibility Area for the City of Fresno, dated March 10, 2025 , as recommended by the California State Fire Marshal, is adopted without change.
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ECTION 2. Article 5 of Chapter 10 of the Fresno Municipal Code is added to read A
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FIRE PREVENTION
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ection 10-50101.1.1.1.1 Adoption of the 2025 California State Fire Marshal – Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map – Local Responsibility Area for the City of Fresno.
ADMINISTRATION
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ECTION 10-50101.1.1.1 ADOPTION OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHAL – FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP – LOCAL
RESPONSIBILITY AREA FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO.
101.1.1.1 . Adoption of the 2025 California State Fire Marshal – Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map – Local Responsibility Area for the City of Fresno. For the purpose of this Code, the 2025 California State Fire Marshal – Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map – Local Responsibility Area for the City of Fresno dated March 10, 2025, is hereby adopted.
Exception: Those areas included on the map which are serviced by a fire protection district , which does not have a valid fire protection service delivery agreement with the Fresno Fire Department.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Fresno hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase thereof, regardless of any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, AMK K. ALLER, Interim City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2026.
AYES :
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ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
Mayor Approval: , 2026
Mayor Approval/No Return: , 2026
Mayor Veto: , 2026
Council Override Vote: , 2026
AMY K. ALLER
City Clerk
By:
Date
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
Daniel E. Casas Date
Senior Deputy City Attorney
Attachment A - Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map, dated March 10, 2025 City and County boundaries as of 10/22/24 (CA Board of Equalization) CAL FIRE State Responsibility Areas (SRA25_1)
CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZSRA23_3, FHSZLRA_25_1) Data Sources:
Daniel Berlant, State Fire Marshal, CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Joe Tyler, Director/Fire Chief, CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources, CA Natural Resources Agency Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of CaliforniaThe State of California and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy of data or maps. Neither the State nor the Department shall be liable under any circumstances for any direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages with respect to any claim by any user or third party on account of, or arising from, the use of data or maps. and other relevant factors including areas where winds
have been identified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as a major cause of wildfire spread.
statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, Government Code section 51178 requires the State Fire
Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent Waterbody
Federal Responsibility
Area (FRA)Unzoned LRA
Incorporated City
Projection: NAD 83 California Teale Albers
Scale: 1:126,000 at 11" x 17"
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High Moderate
Fire Hazard Severity Zones in State Responsibility Area (SRA), Effective April 1, 2024
Moderate
Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) in Local Responsibility Area (LRA), as Identified by the State Fire Marshal
Fresno
UNINCORPORATED
FRESNO CO.
UNINCORPORATED
FRESNO CO.
UNINCORPORATED
MADERA CO.
Shaw Ave
W Herndon Ave
180 41
99 168
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March 10, 2025
As Identified by the
State Fire Marshal
Local Responsibility Area
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
CITY OF FRESNO – FRESNO COUNTY