ORDINANCE NO. N.S.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO
DESIGNATE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
The City Council of the City of Richmond do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Adoption of Map. In compliance with Government Code Section 51179, the City of Richmond hereby designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Government Code Section 51178.
The map showing the fire hazard severity zone designations within the City of Richmond attached hereto as Exhibit A, is approved by the City of Richmond, is hereby incorporated by reference, and entitled “City of Richmond Fire Hazard Severity Zones.” The official map is also located electronically on the following website:
www.ci.richmond.ca.us/LRA.
SECTION 2. Environmental Findings. This ordinance is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following sections of the 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 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after passage and adoption.
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(This section to be completed by Clerk’s Office)
First introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Richmond held on _____________ and finally passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on ___________ by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
________________________________________
Clerk of the City of Richmond
(SEAL)
Approved:
_______________________________
Mayor
Approved as to form:
____________________________
City Attorney
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 Prot
ection 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 identif
ied 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 t
o 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 stat
e 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: 1:67,000 at 11" x 17"
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5Km
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3Mi
Very High High Moderate
Fire Hazard Severity Zones in State Responsibility
Area (SRA), Effectiv
e April 1, 2024
Very High High Moderate
Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) in Local Responsibility Area (LRA), as Identified by the St
ate Fire Marshal
Richmond
80 580
123
UNINCORPORATED
CONTRA COSTA CO.
UNINCORPORATED
MARIN CO.
ALBANY
BERKELEY
EL CERRITO
HERCULES
PINOLE
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN PABLO
TIBURON
A L A M E D A C O .
C O N T R A C O S T A C O .
M A R I N C O .
S A N F R A N C I S C O C O .
M A R I N C O .
S A N F R A N C I S C O C O .
February 24, 2025
As Identified by the
Stat
e Fire Marshal
Local Responsibility Area
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
CITY OF RICHMOND – CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
EXHIBIT A
Broadway
St
Pinole
Valley
Rd
23rd St
Tewksbu
ryAve
Mar
ina
Way
S
App
ian
Way
Hilltop Dr
FairmountAve
Ga
rrard
Blvd
Barrett Ave
Chur
chLn
Market Ave
San Pablo Ave
Arlington
Ave
S 23rd St
Rum
rillBlvd
Robert
Miller Dr Valley
View
Rd
BlumeDr
Harbour
Way
Tara Hills Dr
El Portal Dr
Regatta Blvd
Central Ave
CastroRanchRd
FitzgeraldDr
Carlson Blvd
Marina
Bay
Pkwy
Macdonald Ave
Brookside Dr
San Pablo DamRd
Potrero
Ave
W
Barrett
Ave
Moes
erLn
S 51
st
St
Cutting Blvd
S37
th
St
Ramp
10th
St
CanalBlvd
Ha
rbou
r
Way S
Hoffma
nBlv
d
Richmond Pkwy
MeadeSt
S 31stSt
W Cutting
Blvd
SobranteAve
S GarrardBlvd
37th St
AshburyAve
JuligaWoods
St
McBryde
Ave
Castro St
Eastshore
Blvd
KearneySt ArlingtonBlvd
Colu
saAve
Dimm
St
22nd St
El Cerrito
Plz
13thSt
Alham
braValley Rd
80 580
UNINCORPORATED
CONTRA COSTA
EL CERRITO
HERCULES
PINOLE
SAN PABLO
ALBANY
BERKELEY
Alameda CountyAlameda County
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County
Miller-knox
Regional
Shoreline
Point
Pinole Regional
Shoreline
Sobrante Ridge
Regional
Preserve
Richmond
Country
Club
Tilden
Regional
Park
Tilden
Nature
Study Area
Wildcat Canyon
Regional Park
Kennedy Grove
Regional
Recreation Area
San Pablo Reservoir
Recreation
Area
Pinole Park
SanPabloStrait
Southampt
on Sh
oal
Richmond
Marina Bay
Richmond Inner Harbor
Castro
Cove
Lauritzen Canal
PinoleCreek
Castro C
reek
Parr Can
al
San
Rafael
Bay
San
Francisco
Bay
San Pablo Bay
Fireboat
Victory
No.
61 No. 62
No. 63
No.
64 No. 66
No. 67
No.
68 0 ½ 1¼
Miles
City Boundary
Fire Station
Local Responsibility Area
FHSZ Zone
Moderate
High
Very High
State Responsibility Area
FHSZ Zone
Moderate
High
Very High
FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
City of Richmond
EXHIBIT A