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ORDINANCE NO. 2293 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON TO DESIGNATE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178 requires the State Fire Marshal shall identify areas in the State as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors including areas where winds have been identified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as a major cause of wildfire spread; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178.5 requires that within 30 days after receiving a transmittal from the State Fire Marshal that identifies fire hazard severity zones pursuant to Section 51178, a local agency shall make the information available for public review and comment. The information shall be presented in a format that is understandable and accessible to the general public, including, but not limited to, maps; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51179 requires that the local agency shall designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51178. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City hereby designates the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Government Code Section 51178. The Fire Hazard Severity Zones are identified on the City of Pleasanton – Alameda County – Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map dated February 24, 2025. SECTION 2. The map provided on February 24, 2025 titled City of Pleasanton – Alameda County – Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones, approved by the city, is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit A, and entitled “City of Pleasanton Fire Hazard Severity Zones.” SECTION 2. If a parcel or parcels currently outside of the City limits are annexed into the City, and the parcel or parcels were identified as State Responsibility Area with a Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the classification from the State Responsibility Area map effective April 1, 2024 will remain. The City of Pleasanton Fire Hazard Severity Zones map referenced above will be amended to include the incorporated areas as well as their Fire Hazard Severity Zones. SECTION 4. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in “The Valley Times,” a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk’s office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. Page 59 of 249