https://santa-rosa.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7984092&GUID=659A263E-7E59-4646-95A2-E8F70745B4DBLegistar15https://santa-rosa.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7984092&GUID=659A263E-7E59-4646-95A2-E8F70745B4DB659A263E-7E59-4646-95A2-E8F70745B4DB-2026-04-23-16-53-46Title: PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION - ORDINANCE ENTITLED: ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA TO AMEND CHAPTER 18-46 - 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE ADDING SECTION 18-46.202 - DEFINITIONS, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENT, AND UPDATE THE EXISTING DESIGNATED WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE AREA BACKGROUND: Following the release of the most recent Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area maps by CAL FIRE in February of 2025, the Fire Department seeks to update the boundary of our local Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area to reflect the changes in the High and Very High Severity Zones. By modifying our existing boundary to reflect the new areas of High and Very High within the City, we will ensure that State regulations applicable to both zones align with local ordinances applicable to our Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area. This ordinance will also include the updated reference to the newly adopted 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code. RECOMMENDATION: The Fire Department recommends that the Council approve the first reading and introducThu, 23 Apr 2026 16:53:46 GMT