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ORDINANCE NO.2986 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 15.20 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO DESIGNATE THE 2025 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION WHEREAS, Article XI, § 7 of the California Constitution authorizes cities to make and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, California Government Code §§ 51175 et seq. authorizes the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas due to fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors including areas where winds have been identified as a major cause of wildfire spread; and WHEREAS, California Government Code § 51178.5 provides that within 30 days after receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones pursuant to Section 51178, a local agency shall make the information available for public review and continent; and WHEREAS, the City of Redlands ("City") received a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones within the City on or about March 24, 2025; and WHEREAS, the information from the State Fire Marshal identifying fire hazard severity zones within the City was made available for public review and comment on April 1, 2025, through an interactive page on the City Fire Department's website, which allowed community members to view the map and submit feedback or call directly. The City also hosted an in -person agendized informational presentation at the City Disaster Council Meeting on April 28, 2025; and WHEREAS, California Government Code § 51179 requires that the City, within 120 days of receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones within the City, to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in the City; and WHEREAS, as required by Government Code Section 51179, the City Council of the City of Redlands desires to designate the fire hazard severity zones as identified by the State Fire Marshal as required by Government Code Section 51179; and WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to amend Redlands Municipal Code ("CMC") Chapter 15.16 to update the regulations pertaining to fire hazard severity zones to be consistent with state law. 1 I:\cmo\Ordinances\2986 Amending Chapter 15.20 Designate 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zones - Adoption,doex-ms