HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 02 (2025)ORDINANCE NO. 02 (2025)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND AMENDING THE DIAMOND BAR
CITY CODE.
WHEREAS, the State Fire Marshal has idented areas within the City %J Diamond
Bar that fall within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) as recommended by
the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to California
Government Code Section 51178; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51179 requires that local agencies
designate, by ordinance, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within 120 days of
receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal; and
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar received updated VHFHSZ
recommendations for its Local Responsibility Area (LRA) from the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, as depicted on the map titled Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area (LRA) for Diamond Bar, dated March 24,
2025; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance does not constitute a project under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section
15378(b). Accordingly, the adoption is exempt from CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City introduced for first reading this Ordinance on July 15, 2025,
at which time all interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the
matter of adopting the codes and standards identified in this Ordinance as amended
herein.
WHEREAS, the City held public hearing on August 5, 2025, at which time all
interested persons had the opportunity to appear and be heard on the matter of adopting
the codes and standards identified in this Ordinance as amended herein.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar hereby
ordains as follows:
Section 1. Section 15.00.3220(4) of the Diamond Bar Municipal Code is amended
to read as follows:
(4) Fire Hazard Severity Zone Amended,
The City Council hereby designates Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones as
Ordinance No. 02 (2025)
recommended by the Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection and as shown on the map titled Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
in Local Responsibility Area (LRA) for Diamond Bar prepared by the Fire and
Resource Assessment Program (FRAP), dated March 24, 2025. This map shall
be retained on file in the office of the Building Official and made available for
public inspection.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect 30-days after adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar on the 5th day of August, 2025.
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
Chia Yu Teng, Mays
ATTEST:
I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council
held on the 15th day of July, 2025, and was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 5th day of August, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, MPT/Tye, M/Teng
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Kris ina Santana, City Clerk
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