Town of Yountville
Ordinance Number 25-533
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF YOUNTVILLE
ADOPTING THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE DESIGNATIONS
RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51179.
_____________________________________________________________________ NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Town Council of the Town of Yountville does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. ADOPTION OF FIRE MAPS. The Town Council hereby adopts the fire hazard severity zones as recommended by the State Fire Marshal, attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and fully incorporated herein by reference, pursuant to Government Code section 51179.
The maps, approved by the Town of Yountville, are hereby incorporated by reference, and entitled “Town of Yountville Fire Hazard Severity Zones.” The official maps are also located electronically on the Fire Department’s website: https://www.townofyountville.com/.
SECTION 2. CEQA. The Town staff have evaluated the proposed Ordinance and determined that it is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15303, and 15308 on the grounds that it can be seen with certainty that the Ordinance will not have a significant effect on the environment. To the extent this is a project under CEQA, it is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations), 15307 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources), and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment).
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Town Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, phrases or portions might be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after final adoption.
SECTION 5. CERTIFICATION. The Town Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall give notice of its adoption as required by law.
INTRODUCED by the Town Council at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of June 2025.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council at a regular meeting held on the __ day of ___, 2025, by the following vote:
Ordinance No. 25-533
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Margie Mohler
Mayor
ATTEST:
Hilary Gaede
Communications Director/Town Clerk
Gary B. Bell
Town Attorney
I, Hilary Gaede, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/TOWN CLERK of the Town of Yountville, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the Town Council on the 3rd day of June 2025. That thereafter said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the Town Council on the ___ day of _____ 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Hilary Gaede, Communications Director/Town Clerk
EXHIBIT A
(Fire Maps Released by State Fire Marshal)