DATE: December 2, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Adopt an Ordinance Establishing a Wildland-Urban Interface Code for the City of Hayward; Adopting the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7, Prescribing Regulations Governing the Establishment of Minimum Special Regulations for the Safeguarding of Life and Property from the Intrusion of Fire from Wildland Fire Exposures and Fire Exposures from Adjacent Structures and to Prevent Structure Fires from Spreading to Wildland Fuels, Even in the Absence of Fire Department Intervention; Repealing Resolution No. 93-037 and All Other Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Therewith
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council adopts the Ordinance introduced on November 18, 2025.
SUMMARY
This item entails the adoption of an Ordinance establishing a Wildland-Urban Interface Code for the City of Hayward; adopting the 2025 California Wildland -Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7, prescribing regulations governing the establishment of minimum special regulations for the safeguarding of life and property from the intrusion of fire from wildland fire exposures and fire exposures from adjacent structures and to prevent structure fires from spreading to wildland fuels, even in the absence of Fire Department intervention; repealing Resolution No. 93 -037 and all other Ordinances in conflict therewith. The Ordinance was introduced on November 18, 2025, by Council Member Syrop.
BACKGROUND
The Ordinance was introduced by Council Member Syrop at the November 18, 2025, meeting of the City Council with the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Andrews, Bonilla Jr., Goldstein, Roche, Syrop, Zermeño
MAYOR Salinas
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
The agenda item is a routine operational item and does not relate to one of the Council’s Strategic Initiatives.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
PUBLIC CONTACT
The summary of the Ordinance was published in the Daily Review c/o Bay Area News Group- East Bay on Friday, November 28, 2025. Adoption, at this time, is therefore appropriate.
NEXT STEPS
The Hayward Municipal Code and other related documents will be updated accordingly.
Prepared and Recommended by: Miriam Lens, City Clerk
Approved by:
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Jayanti Addleman, Interim City Manager