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 1 - Administration › Section 1270.05 - Local Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Subchapter 2 shall serve as the minimum Wildfire protection standards applied
					 in SRA and VHFHSZ. However, Subchapter 2 does not supersede local regulations
					 which equal or exceed the standards of this Subchapter.
(b) A local regulation equals or exceeds a
					 minimum standard of this Subchapter only if, at a minimum, the local regulation
					 also fully complies with the corresponding minimum standard in this
					 Subchapter.
(c) A Local
					 Jurisdiction shall not apply exemptions to Subchapter 2 that are not enumerated
					 in Subchapter 2. Exceptions requested and approved in conformance with §
											1270.07 (Exceptions to Standards)
					 may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
(d) Notwithstanding a local regulation that
					 equals or exceeds the State Minimum Fire Safe Regulations, Building
					 construction shall comply with the State Minimum Fire Safe
					 Regulations.
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 subsection (a)(3), new
						subsections (a)(4) and (b), subsection relettering and amendment of newly
						designated subsection (c) and NOTE filed 1-31-2013; operative 4-1-2013
						(Register 2013, No. 5).
3. Amendment of section heading and section
						filed 9-6-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 36).
4.
						Repealer of subsections (b)-(b)(2) and subsection relettering filed 7-27-2020
						as an emergency; operative 7-27-2020 (Register 2020, No. 31). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-25-2021 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Emergency
						filed 7-27-2020 extended an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20). A
						Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-26-2021 or emergency
						language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
						day.
6. Emergency filed 7-27-2020 extended an additional 60 days
						pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 38). A Certificate of
						Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-25-2021 or emergency language will
						be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Repealer of
						subsections (b)-(b)(2) and subsection relettering refiled 5-10-2021 as an
						emergency; operative 5-10-2021 (Register 2021, No. 20). Emergency expiration
						extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days
						(Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to
						OAL by 12-7-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on
						the following day.
8. Repealer of subsections (b)-(b)(2) and
						subsection relettering refiled 12-6-2021 as an emergency; operative 12-6-2021
						(Register 2021, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL
						by 3-7-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
						following day.
9. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to
						7-27-2020 amendment by operation of Government Code section
						11346.1(f)
						(Register 2022, No. 15).
10. Renumbering of former section
						1270.05 to section
						1270.06 and renumbering of former
						section 1270.04 to section
						1270.05, including 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: Sections
						  4111,
						  4119
						  and
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						  4290,
						  Public Resources Code.