DATE: May 27, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Fire Chief
SUBJECT
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Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending the Hayward Municipal by Adding Article 16 to Chapter 3 of the Hayward Municipal Code Relating to Fire Hazard Severity Zones
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council introduces the attached ordinance (Attachment II) amending the Hayward Municipal Code (HMC) by adding Article 16 to Chapter 3 of the Hayward Municipal Code relating to Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
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SUMMARY
California Government Code § 51179 mandates that local agencies responsible for fire protection within moderate fire hazard severity zones, to designate, by ordinance, the moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones within their jurisdiction. The designation must occur within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51178.
The City of Hayward received the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map on February 24, 2025. Thus, as the agency responsible for fire protection within a moderate fire hazard severity zone, the City of Hayward is required to adopt this ordinance by no later than June 23, 2025.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Draft Ordinance
Atachment III Public Comment