ORDINANCE NO. 882
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON AMMENDING CHAPTER
15.08 OF THE PATTERSON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING FIRE
HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL/CALFIRE
WHEREAS, CA Government Code Section 51178 directs the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent 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 are based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, 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.; and
WHEREAS, CA Government Code Section 51179 directs local agencies to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE pursuant to CA Government Code Section 51178; and WHEREAS, local agencies are not allowed to reduce the designation of a fire hazard severity zones classifications as identified by the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE, and, in exercising its discretion may increase the level of fire hazard severity zone as identified by the State Fire Marshal for any area within the jurisdiction of the local agency; and WHEREAS, the City received from the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE a map titled the “City of Patterson – Stanislaus County; Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones” dated February 24, 2025, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has reviewed the map and believes it accurately represents the Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the City and the City desires to adopt the map while not increasing the level of fire hazard severity zones; and WHEREAS, The local agency shall transmit a copy of an ordinance to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days of adoption per CA Government Code 51179.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PATTERSON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amending Chapter 15.08 Fire Zones of Paterson Municipal Code and its subsections in its entirety to read as follows:
CHAPTER 15.08 - FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
15.08.010 - Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
The City of Patterson hereby adopts the Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area map as identified by the State Fire Marshal, dated February 24, 2025, for the purpose of identifying areas in the city within Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
Chapter 15.08 - FIRE ZONES
15.08.010 - Established and designated.
All that portion of the city included in the Blocks 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 64 and 65, as said designations, locations, and boundaries are delineated upon the map entitled “Zoning Map for the City of Patterson, California,” is established and declared as the Fire Zone Two of the city. All other lands and premises situated within the corporate limits of the city are established and declared as Fire Zone Three of the city.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Map. The City of Patterson hereby designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE pursuant to Government Code Section 51178. The map dated February 24, 2025 showing the fire zone designations as identified by the State Fire Marshal/CALFIRE within the City of Patterson attached hereto as “Attachment A”, is approved by and hereby incorporated by reference, and entitled “City of Patterson Fire Hazard Severity Zones.” The map is also located at the following internet address: www.pattersonca.gov.
SECTION 3. Environmental Findings. The City Council of the City of Patterson finds that this ordinance is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to following sections of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3: (1) Section 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment); and (2) Section 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) because the subject ordinance has no potential for resulting in any significant physical change to the environment, either directly or indirectly.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson, held on the 20th day of May 2025, by __________________, who moved its introduction, which motion was duly seconded by ___________________. Said Ordinance was given a second reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the ___, day of __________, 2025, and after such reading, _________________ moved its adoption, seconded by , and said Ordinance was thereupon adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
EXCUSED:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Aracely Alegre
City Clerk of the City of Patterson
Michael Clauzel
Mayor of the City of Patterson
Exhibit “A”
City of Patterson Fire Hazard Severity Zones