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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL/FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
May 7, 2025 – 3:00 PM
Tri-Communities Conference Room
10500 Civic Center Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael
Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy
Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler
A. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
This is the time and place for the general public to address the City Council/Fire Board on any item listed on
the agenda. State law prohibits the City Council/Fire Board from addressing any issue not previously
included on the Agenda. The City Council/Fire Board may receive testimony and set the matter for a
subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes per individual. For City Council/Fire
Board Rules of Decorum refer to Resolution No. 2023-086.
B. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
B1. Fire Board Study Session and Discussion on Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Map Adoption. (Verbal Report) (FIRE)
C. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Linda A. Troyan, MMC, City Clerk Services Director of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, or my designee, hereby certify under p enalty
of perjury that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting per
Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California and on the City's website.
LINDA A. TROYAN, MMC
CITY CLERK SERVICES DIRECTOR
If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk
Services Department at (909) 774-2023. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Listening devices are available for the hearing impaired.
FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONE
MAPS
Loca l Responsibility Area
OVERVIEW
Background
Map Development Methodology
Adoption Process
Impacts and Implications
BACKGROUND
Identify areas
with significant
fire hazards
Implement
enchanced fire
safety measures
in high -risk zones
Create consistent
standards across
jurisdictions
Raise public
awareness of
fire risks
Legal Foundation: Government Code Sections 51175-51189
Created in Response to catastrophic wildfires in California
(Oakland Hills Fire 1991)
Methodology: Science-Based Approach
PRIMARY GOALS
Considers terrain, vegetation, and
weather patterns
Fire Behavior Modeling
MAP
DEVELOPMENT •Fuel (vegetation type and density)
•Topography (slope, aspect, elevation)
•Weather conditions (wind, humidity,
temperature)
•Fire history
•Ember production and transport
Key Factors Analyzed
GIS, remote sensing, and computer
simulations
Advanced Technology
Maps revised to reflect changing
conditions
Periodic Updates
Previous Map
Fire Hazard Severity Zones in State Responsibility Area (SRA),
effective April 1, 2024
HighProposed Map
Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) in Local Responsibility Area (LRA),
as identified by the State Fire Marshal
Very High Moderate
Very High
Map Overlay
Map Analysis
Parcel Analysis: 22% Increase Acreage Analysis: 4% Decrease
Adoption Process
01
Map data was
released in four
phases throughout
the state
03
Public Comment
Period: 30 days
(Opened April 8, 2025)
02
Southern California
data was released
March 24, 2025
04
Adoption period:
120 days from
March 24, 2025
Adoption Process Continued
05
Local amendments cannot
be more restrictive than
state laws. Not proposing
any changes to the area or
classification.
07
Proposed effective date:
January 1, 2026
06
Parcels with multiple
severity zone
classifications will be
considered the higher
classification.
Implications
Fire Hazards Severity Zone Local Responsibility Area
Very High Adopt FHSZ
CEQA
Subdivision Map Act
Safety Element
Fire Safe Regulations
Chapter 7A
Defensible Space
Hazard Disclosure
Subdivision Review
High Adopt FHSZ
Chapter 7A
Hazard Disclosure
Moderate Adopt FHSZ
Defensible Space
Existing Conditions •Imposes no inspection requirements on local
agencies to ensure compliance with the
defensible space requirements.
•Public Resources Code 4291
The Government Code requires the
property owner/occupant to maintain at
least 100’ of defensible space.
Although the Fire District is not required
to inspect property, it must notify the
property owner to correct any violations
if the Fire District becomes aware of
them.
If a property owner has an approved
defensible space landscape plan or Fire
Protection Plan, those plans will
supersede the defensible space
requirements of Public Resource Code
4291.
Hazard Disclosure
Existing Conditions
•The Fire District is not required to perform an
inspection.
•A letter using Government and Civil Codes is
provided to explain and justify not conducting an
inspection.
•Without an inspection, a report is not generated,
thereby, no obligation is created on the buyer.
Sellers of residential property located in
high or very high fire hazard severity
zones are required to provide a hazard
disclosure to potential buyers.
The Fire District does not have a
vegetation management ordinance.
Fire Safe
Regulations
CEQA
Subdivision Map Act - Land
Development
Subdivision Review - CalFIRE
Safety Element - General Plan
California Building Code,
Chapter 7A - Building Standards
Defensible Space - Landscape and
vegetation
Looking to
the Future •The Fire District currently has standards for
“Zone 0” new construction or additions to the
existing structures.
•The State has discussed retroactive
requirements for “Zone 0”
State Fire Marshal and the Board of
Forestry are developing regulations for
“Zone 0”
California Building Standards
Commission has adopted Part 7, Title 24;
The California Wildland Urban Interface
Code.
•Coincides with the effective date of the LRA FHSZ
maps
Questions?
CONCLUSION