ORDINANCE NO. 25-__
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE
MAP OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51179
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 51178 mandates that the State Fire Marshal identify Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones based on consistent statewide criteria and the expected severity of fire hazards; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2025, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection published its Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the Local Responsibility Areas of Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 51179 requires local agencies to adopt an ordinance within 120 days from when the Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps are published, designating the fire zones within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 51179 prohibits cities, counties, and the public from appealing areas identified in the fire zones or reducing the level of the fire zones published by Cal Fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Santa Clarita City Council designate the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as established by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Government Code Section 51178;
SECTION 2. The map, as distributed by the State and approved by the City Council, is hereby incorporated by reference and entitled, “City of Santa Clarita Fire Hazard Severity Zones”; and
SECTION 3. The City of Santa Clarita Fire Hazard Severity Zones map is available electronically on the City’s website.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and adoption.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this __ day of ___________, 2025.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:________________________
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 25-__ was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the __ day of _______ 2025. That thereafter, said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the __ day of ______ 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 25-__ and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
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CITY CLERK