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DREAM EXTREMEn
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROBERT A. BRADY,
CITY MANAGER
DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2010
SUBJECT: SECOND READING ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2010-
1286 AMENDING CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE
MUNICIPAL CODE DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES IN LAKE ELSINORE
Background
At the November 9, 2010, City Council meeting, the City Council was made aware
that under California law CAL FIRE is required to identify, by zone, areas of
significant fire hazard based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other factors such as
potential flame length, burning embers transported by the wind, and the likelihood of
the area burning.
Discussion
The California State Fire Marshal determined that, before public agencies could
enforce the new building codes, updated fire hazard severity zone maps were
needed to identify where these new building codes would be applied. Updated Fire
Hazard Severity Zones in both State Responsibility Area (SRA) and Local
Responsibility Area (LRA) were developed by CAL FIRE, incorporating improved fire
science, data, and mapping techniques.
The City Council was presented with a map designating the Fire Hazard Severity
Zones in and around Lake Elsinore and based on the map and information provided,
the City Council introduced by title only and waived further reading of Ordinance No.
2010-1286 amending Chapter 15.04 of the Municipal Code designating very high fire
hazard severity zones in Lake Elsinore.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 12
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Adoption of Ordinance No. 2010-1286
November 23, 2010
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Recommendation
It is recommended the City Council, on second reading, adopt Ordinance No. 2010-
1286 by title only and waive further reading, Amending Chapter 15.04 of the Lake
Elsinore Municipal Code designating Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Lake
Elsinore.
Prepared by: Carol Cowley
Interim City Cler
Approved by : Robert A. Brady
City Manager
Attachment: Ordinance No. 1286
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ORDINANCE NO. 2010-1286
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 15.04 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL
CODE DESIGNATING VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD
SEVERITY ZONES IN LAKE ELSINORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA,
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 15.04 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding Section 15.04.030 as follows:
15.04.030 Designation of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
The City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby establishes Very High Fire
Hazard Severity Zones within the City of Lake Elsinore, as recommended by the
Director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and as designated
on the map entitled City of Lake Elsinore VHFHSZ, dated December 22, 2009, retained
on file at the City of Lake Elsinore and which shall also be retained on file at the office of
the State Fire Marshall.
SECTION 2. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this Ordinance or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance and are hereby declared
to be severable.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its
final passage or such later date as may be designated by the City Council. The City
Clerk shall certify as to adoption of this Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be
published and posted in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this day of 2010.
MELISSA MELENDEZ, MAYOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
ATTEST:
CAROL COWLEY
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BARBARA ZEID LEIBOLD
CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Carol Cowley, Interim City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1286 was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore on the 9th day of November 2010, and was
finally passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore held
on the day of 2010 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CAROL COWLEY
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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