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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.03 - Addresses for Buildings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 All Buildings shall be issued an address by the Local Jurisdiction which
					 conforms to that jurisdiction's overall address system. Utility and
					 miscellaneous Group U Buildings are not required to have a separate address;
					 however, each Residential Unit within a Building shall be separately
					 identified.
(b) The size of
					 letters, numbers, and symbols for addresses shall conform to the standards in
					 the California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations title 24, part
					 9.
(c) Addresses for residential
					 Buildings shall be reflectorized.
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
						filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
3.
						Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) filed 1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023
						(Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code
						section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.04 - Address Installation, Location, and Visibility

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(a) All buildings shall have a permanently
					 posted address which shall be plainly legible and visible from the Road
					 fronting the property.
(b) Where
					 access is by means of a private Road and the address identification cannot be
					 viewed from the public way, an unobstructed sign or other means shall be used
					 so that the address is visible from the public way.
(c) Address signs along one-way Roads shall
					 be visible from both directions.
(d) Where multiple addresses are required at
					 a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single sign or post.
(e) Where a Road provides access solely to a
					 single commercial or industrial business, the address sign shall be placed at
					 the nearest Road intersection providing access to that site, or otherwise
					 posted to provide for unobstructed visibility from that intersection.
(f) In all cases, the address shall be posted
					 at the beginning of construction and shall be maintained thereafter.
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment of section heading and section
						filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
3.
						Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) and (e) filed 1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023
						(Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code
						section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.05 - Intersecting Roads, Streets and Private Lanes. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Repealer filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.06 - Signs Identifying Traffic Access Limitations. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Repealer filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.07 - Installation of Road, Street and Private Lane Signs. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Repealer filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.08 - Addresses for Buildings. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Repealer filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.09 - Size of Letters, Numbers and Symbols for Addresses. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Repealer filed 9-6-2019;
						operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 3 - Signing and Building Numbering › Section 1274.10 - Installation, Location and Visibility of Addresses. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Repealer filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.00 - Intent

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Emergency water for Wildfire protection shall be
						available, accessible, and maintained in quantities and locations specified in
						the statute and these regulations in order to attack a Wildfire or defend
						property from a Wildfire.
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Amendment filed 9-6-2019;
						operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
4. Amendment filed
						1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline
						specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.01 - Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The provisions of this article shall apply in the
						tentative and parcel map process when new parcels are approved by the Local
						Jurisdiction.
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Amendment filed 9-6-2019;
						operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
4. Amendment filed
						1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline
						specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.02 - Water Supply

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 When a water supply for structure defense is required to be installed, such
					 protection shall be installed and made serviceable prior to and during the time
					 of construction except when alternative methods of protection are provided and
					 approved by the Local Jurisdiction.
(b) Water systems equaling or exceeding the
					 California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations title 24, part 9, or,
					 where a municipal-type water supply is unavailable, National Fire Protection
					 Association (NFPA) 1142, "Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural
					 Fire Fighting," 2017 Edition, hereby incorporated by reference, shall be
					 accepted as meeting the requirements of this article.
(c) Such emergency water may be provided in a
					 fire agency mobile water tender, or naturally occurring or man made containment
					 structure, as long as the specified quantity is immediately
					 available.
(d) Nothing in this
					 article prohibits the combined storage of emergency Wildfire and structural
					 firefighting water supplies unless so prohibited by local ordinance or
					 specified by the local fire agency.
(e) Where freeze or crash protection is
					 required by Local Jurisdictions, such protection measures shall be
					 provided.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						1275.10 to new section
						1275.02, including amendment of
						section heading and section, filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019,
						No. 36).
2. Amendment of subsections (a), (d) and (e) filed
						1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline
						specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.03 - Hydrants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Fire
					 Hydrant shall be eighteen (18) inches above the finished surface. Its location
					 in relation to the Road or dRiveway and to the Building(s) or Structure(s) it
					 serves shall comply with California Fire Code, California Code of Regulations
					 title 24, part 9, Chapter 5, and Appendix C.
(b) The Fire Hydrant head shall be a two and
					 half (2 1/2) inch National Hose male thread with cap for pressure and gravity
					 flow systems and four and a half (4 1/2) inch for draft systems.
(c) Fire Hydrants shall be wet or dry barrel
					 and have suitable freeze or crash protection as required by the Local
					 Jurisdiction.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						1275.15 to new section
						1275.03, including amendment of
						section heading and section, filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019,
						No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed
						1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline
						specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.04 - Signing of Water Sources

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each Fire Hydrant or access to water
					 shall be identified as follows:
(1) if
					 located along a Driveway, a reflectorized blue marker, with a minimum dimension
					 of three (3) inches shall be located on the Driveway address sign and mounted
					 on a fire retardant post, or
(2) if
					 located along a Road,
(1) a reflectorized
					 blue marker, with a minimum dimension of three (3) inches, shall be mounted on
					 a fire retardant post. The sign post shall be within three (3) feet of said
					 Fire Hydrant with the sign no less than three (3) feet nor greater than five
					 (5) feet above ground, in a horizontal position and visible from the Driveway,
					 or
(2) as specified in the State
					 Fire Marshal's Guidelines for Fire Hydrant Markings Along State Highways and
					 Freeways, May 1988.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.10 - General Standards. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Renumbering of former section
						1275.10 to new section
						1275.02 filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.15 - Hydrant/Fire Valve. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Renumbering of former section
						1275.15 to new section
						1275.03 filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
4. Editorial correction
						implementing renumbering of section (Register 2019, No.
						38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 4 - Emergency Water Standards › Section 1275.20 - Signing of Water Sources. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Renumbering of former section
						1275.20 to new section
						1275.04 filed 9-6-2019; operative
						1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
3. Editorial correction removing
						inadvertently retained text (Register 2019, No.
						38).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.00 - Intent

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To reduce the intensity of a Wildfire, reducing the
						volume and density of flammable vegetation around Development through strategic
						fuel modification, parcel siting and Building setbacks, and the protection of
						Undeveloped Ridgelines shall provide for increased safety for emergency fire
						equipment, including evacuating civilians, and a point of attack or defense
						from a Wildfire.
1. New
						section filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
2. Amendment filed 4-27-2015; operative
						1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 18).
3. Amendment filed 9-6-2019;
						operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
4. Amendment of article
						heading and amendment of section filed 1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register
						2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.01 - Building and Parcel Siting and Setbacks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) All parcels shall provide a minimum
					 thirty (30) foot setback for all Buildings from all property lines and/or the
					 center of a Road, except as provided for in subsection (b).
(b) A reduction in the minimum setback shall
					 be based upon practical reasons, which may include but are not limited to,
					 parcel dimensions or size, topographic limitations, Development density
					 requirements or other Development patterns that promote low-carbon emission
					 outcomes; sensitive habitat; or other site constraints , and shall provide for
					 an alternative method to reduce Structure-to-Structure ignition by
					 incorporating features such as, but not limited to:
(1) non-combustible block walls or fences;
					 or
(2) non-combustible material
					 extending five (5) feet horizontally from the furthest extent of the Building;
					 or
(3) hardscape landscaping;
					 or
(4) a reduction of exposed
					 windows on the side of the Structure with a less than thirty (30) foot setback;
					 or
(5) the most protective
					 requirements in the California Building Code, California Code of Regulations
					 Title 24, Part 2, Chapter 7A, as required by the Local
					 Jurisdiction.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.02 - Ridgelines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Local
					 Jurisdiction shall identify Strategic Ridgelines, if any, to reduce fire risk
					 and improve fire protection through an assessment of the following factors:
(1) Topography;
(2) Vegetation;
(3) Proximity to any existing or proposed
					 residential, commercial, or industrial land uses;
(4) Construction where mass grading may
					 significantly alter the topography resulting in the elimination of Ridgeline
					 fire risks;
(5) Ability to support
					 effective fire suppression; and
(6)
					 Other factors, if any, deemed relevant by the Local
					 Jurisdiction.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.03 - Fuel Breaks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 When Building construction meets the following criteria, the Local Jurisdiction
					 shall determine the need and location for Fuel Breaks in consultation with the
					 Fire Authority:
(1) the permitting or
					 approval of three (3) or more new parcels, excluding lot line adjustments as
					 specified in Government Code (GC) section
					 66412(d);
					 or
(2) an application for a change
					 of zoning increasing zoning intensity or density; or
(3) an application for a change in use permit
					 increasing use intensity or density.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.04 - Greenbelts, Greenways, Open Spaces and Parks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Where a Greenbelt, Greenway, open space,
					 park, landscaped or natural area, or portions thereof, is intended to serve as
					 a Fuel Break, the space or relevant portion thereof shall conform with the
					 requirements in §
											1276.03 (Fuel Breaks).
1. New
						section filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No.
						36).
2. Repealer and new section filed 1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023
						(Register 2023, No. 5). Transmission deadline specified in Government Code
						section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 2 - State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations › Article 5 - Building Siting, Setbacks, and Fuel Modification › Section 1276.05 - Disposal of Flammable Vegetation and Fuels

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The disposal, including burning or removal to a site
						approved by the Local Jurisdiction, in consultation with the Fire Authority, of
						flammable vegetation and fuels caused by site construction, Road, and Driveway
						construction shall be in accordance with all applicable laws and
						regulations.
1. New
						section filed 1-31-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 5).
						Transmission deadline specified in Government Code section
						11346.4(b)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Filing deadline specified
						in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
						60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 1 - Fire Hazard Severity › Section 1280 - Fire Hazard Severity Zones. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						article 6 (section
						1280) filed 3-12-85; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 11).
2. New subchapter 3
						heading and renumbering of article 6 to article 1 filed 5-30-91; operative
						5-30-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
						12-28-2007; operative 1-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2007, No. 52).
4. Renumbering of former section
						1280 to section
						1280.01 filed 2-19-2020; operative
						4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No. 8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4201,
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 1 - Fire Hazard Severity › Section 1280.00 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to Title 14 of the
						California Code of Regulations (14 CCR), Division 1.5, Chapter 7, Subchapter 3,
						Article 1.
Director: Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire
						Protection or their designee.
Local responsibility area (LRA): Those areas of land
						classified by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) where the
						financial responsibility of preventing and suppressing wildfires is not that of
						the state or federal government, pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC)
						section 4125.
Portable document format (PDF): file format used to
						present and exchange documents reliably, independent of software, hardware, or
						operating system. PDF is an open standard maintained by the International
						Organization for Standardization (ISO).
State Responsibility Area (SRA): As defined in Public
						Resources Code section
						4102.
Very high fire hazard severity zone (VHFHSZ): as defined
						in Government Code section
						51177(i).
1. New
						section filed 2-19-2020; operative 4-1-2020 (Register 2020, No.
						8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4125,
						  4201,
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code; and Section
						  51179,
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 1 - Fire Hazard Severity › Section 1280.01

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 4202, 4203 and 4204,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4201, 4202, 4203 and 4204, Public
						  Resources Code; and Section 51179, Government Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4201,
						  4202,
						  4203
						  and
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code; and Section
						  51179,
						  Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 1 - Fire Hazard Severity › Section 1280.02 - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Lra

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(a) Within thirty (30) days of adopting a
					 local ordinance designating VHFHSZ pursuant to Government Code section
					 51179(a),
					 a local agency shall transmit a copy of the ordinance and a map depicting the
					 adopted zones within the local agency to the Board of Forestry and Fire
					 Protection (Board).
(b) The
					 ordinance(s) and map(s) shall be delivered in a PDF file(s) and submitted
					 electronically to the Board.
(c)
					 The Board may request additional versions of the map(s) to establish greater
					 clarity regarding the adopted zones. This request may ask for the maps in other
					 file formats, such as Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefiles or
					 similar, based on the Board's and the local agency's capabilities.
(d) Local agencies shall supply the following
					 information, on a form provided by the Board, when they submit their
					 ordinance(s) and map(s):
(1) the agency's
					 name and a point of contact, including address, email, phone, and fax
					 number.
(2) information about the
					 agency's meeting adopting the VHFHSZ, including the date, location, agenda and
					 agenda item number, and staff reports.
(3) information about the ordinance,
					 including the name and/or number, copies of the signatory page(s), and the text
					 of the ordinance.
(4) information
					 about the section(s) of city or county code adopted or amended by the
					 ordinance, including the name and/or number and code text.
(5) information about the decision, pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 51179(b),
					 to include areas within the jurisdiction as VHFHSZ that were not identified as
					 such by the director. The local agency shall provide the finding(s) supported
					 by substantial evidence in the record that the requirements of Government Code
					 section
					 51182 are
					 necessary for effective fire protection in the area. This information may be in
					 the form of staff reports, data analysis, mapping, or other background work
					 that informed the local agency's decision.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1290 - Application

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The provisions of this Article shall apply within
						railroad rights-of-way on forest, brush, and grass covered land throughout the
						state, annually commencing and ending on the dates set forth in 14 California
						Code of Regulations 1253 by geographic areas.
1. New
						section filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
2.
						Renumbering article 7 to article 2 filed 5-30-91; operative 5-30-91 pursuant to
						Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 27).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4201-
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						  4201-
						  4204,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1291 - Fire Protection Agreements

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Nothing contained in these regulations shall preempt any
						order or agreement in effect on the date of adoption of these regulations
						between an agency responsible for fire protection and an operator, so long as
						that order or agreement is not in conflict with the regulations contained in
						this article and is equivalent to or more restrictive than these
						regulations.
1. New
						section filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No.
						6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1292 - Definitions

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The following definitions shall apply to this article
						unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) "Agency Having Primary Responsibility for
					 Fire Protection" means any public agency of the federal, state, county, city,
					 city and county, or district government which is the primary agency responsible
					 directly or through contract for fire prevention and suppression on lands
					 within the jurisdiction of that agency.
(b) "Authorized Agent" means any employee of
					 an agency having primary responsibility for fire protection who is authorized
					 to enforce the state's Forest and Fire Laws.
(c) "Distance" shall in all cases herein mean
					 horizontal distance and not slope distance.
(d) "Fire Hazard" means a condition resulting
					 from a combination of factors of ease of ignition, heat yield, and rate of fire
					 spread as influenced by particular vegetation and other flammable materials,
					 weather and slope.
(e) "Flammable
					 Material" shall include, but is not limited to, chips; sawdust; coal; leaves;
					 needles; duff and other dead and desiccated vegetation; and ties which are
					 rotten on exposed surfaces or excessively splintered to the extent they will
					 readily ignite and propagate fire.
"Flammable Material" shall not include:
(1) wooden poles or towers and crossarms
					 supporting switching circuits or other electrical power or communication
					 conductors not subject to PRC 4292 or 4293;
(2) wooden ties except as provided
					 above;
(3) wooden components of
					 trestles, tunnels, and other structures;
(4) living trees, shrubs, and brush, provided
					 that any dead and desiccated portions are removed so that such living trees,
					 shrubs and brush are not easily ignited or able to propagate
					 fire.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1293 - Minimum Standards

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Railroad rights-of-way shall be maintained in accordance
						with the following minimum fire hazard reduction standards:
(a) Area within ten (10) feet of outside
					 rail, including ballast and towpath. The area must be kept clear of flammable
					 material that by its physical arrangement or its accumulation is likely to
					 contribute to the propagation of railroad-caused fires.
(b) Area within twenty-five (25) feet of
					 outside of rail, including ballast and towpath. The minimum 10 foot standard
					 will be extended to 25 feet if such an area has experienced one (1) or more
					 preventable railroad-caused fire(s) in the previous five (5) years. An
					 identified fire start area shall be maintained free of accumulation up to 25
					 feet as specified for ¼ mile linear distance on either side of the fire
					 start area and along both sides of the rail track.
(c) Culverts (Conduits) located on
					 right-of-way. Inlet and outlet portals of culverts located within a distance of
					 25 feet from an outside rail must be kept clear of flammable material for a
					 distance not less than five (5) feet.
(d) Tunnel portals. These areas must be kept
					 clear of all flammable materials, not an integral part of such tunnel portals,
					 for a minimum distance of 30-feet.
1. New
						section filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No.
						6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1294 - Compliance Order

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When an inspection by an authorized agent reveals
						noncompliance of these minimum standards, an order shall be issued detailing
						abatement requirements as provided in Section
						1295.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 2 - Fire Hazard Reduction Standard for Railroad Right-of-Way › Section 1295 - Order Format

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An order to destroy, remove or modify vegetation or other
						flammable material, pursuant to P.R.C.
						4296.5
						shall be made substantially in the following format: (Name, Address and
						Telephone Number of Director's Agent or Agency having Primary responsibility
						for Fire Protection)ORDER TO ABATE FIRE HAZARDS WITHIN RAILROAD
						RIGHT-OF-WAY
(Name and Address of Railroad Operator)
You are hereby ordered, pursuant to the provision of
						Section 4296.5 of the California Public
						Resources Code and in accordance with the provisions of Section
						1290 through
						1294 of Title 14, California
						Administrative Code, to abate (clearly describe the vegetation and/or other
						flammable materials to be abated.
Describe so that the area is clearly defined by width,
						which side of track or both and location by mile post and/or other identifiable
						landmark or physical feature).
___________________________
Said hazard abatement is to be completed on or
						before
.
Failure to comply with the provision of this order is
						misdemeanor as provided by Section
						4021
						of the California Public Resources Code.
Signature of Authorized
Agent or
								Representative___________________________
Title___________________________
Date___________________________
At___________________________
1. New
						section filed 1-22-88; operative 2-21-88 (Register 88, No.
						6).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4296.5,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 3 - Fire Hazard Reduction Around Buildings and Structures › Section 1299 - Defensible Space. [Repealed]

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1. New
						article 3 (section
						1299) and section filed 5-8-2006;
						operative 6-7-2006 (Register 2006, No. 19).
2. Repealer filed
						3-6-2013; operative 7-1-2013. Provisions of repealed section reflected in
						adopted sections
						1299.03 and
						1299.05 (Register 2013, No.
						10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4102,
						  4125-
						  4128
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 3 - Fire Hazard Reduction Around Buildings and Structures › Section 1299.01 - Purpose

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The intent of this regulation is to provide guidance for
						implementation of Public Resources Code Section
						4291
						to improve safety for fire fighters defending a home as well as increase the
						survivability of a "Building or Structure" as defined, that exists in grass,
						brush, and forest covered lands within the designated State Responsibility Area
						(SRA) of California.
1. New
						section filed 3-6-2013; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
						10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 7 - Fire Protection › Subchapter 3 - Fire Hazard › Article 3 - Fire Hazard Reduction Around Buildings and Structures › Section 1299.02 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to this article:
(a) Defensible space. The buffer that
					 landowners are required to create on their property between a "Building or
					 Structure" and the plants, brush and trees or other items surrounding the
					 "Building or Structure" that could ignite in the event of a fire.
(b) Building or Structure. Anything
					 constructed that is designed or intended for support, enclosure, shelter, or
					 protection of persons, animals, or property, having a permanent roof that is
					 supported by walls or posts that connect to, or rest on the ground.
(c) Outbuilding. Buildings or structures that
					 are less than one hundred-twenty (120) square feet in size and not used for
					 human habitation. For purposes of this Section, an "Outbuilding" is not a
					 "Building or Structure" as defined in subsection (b) above.
1. New
						section filed 3-6-2013; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No.
						10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  4290
						  and
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4291,
						  Public Resources Code; and Sections
						  18908
						  and
						  18917,
						  Health and Safety Code.