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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2025-007 <br />ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 3 CHAPTER 21, TO DESIGNATE <br />FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES (FHSZ) WITHIN THE LOCAL RESPONSIBILTY AREA (LRA) AS <br />RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION (CAL FIRE) <br />WHEREAS, State law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, <br />high, and very high fire hazard, and <br />WHEREAS, State law requires the State Fire Marshal notify the City, and requires the City, upon <br />receiving the State Fire Marshal’ s transmittal of the identifications, to designate by ordinance moderate, <br />high, and very high fire hazard severity zones within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, on February 24, 2025, the State Fire Marshal transmitted to the City the zones it <br />recommends within the City, and in accordance with Government Code Section 51178.5, the City made <br />the information available for public review and comment on March 3, 2025; and <br />WHEREAS, after reviewing the Fire Hazard Severity Zones map, Staff recommends that the City <br />update the Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in San Leandro Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 21 by <br />accepting the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and <br />Fire Protection, transmitted to and received by the City February 24, 2025; and <br />WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2009-001, titled “ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 21 TO TITLE III OF <br />THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES” <br />should be repealed in its entirety, which will repeal and remove City of San Leandro Municipal Code Title <br />3, Chapter 21; and <br />WHEREAS, a new ordinance relating to new Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the City of San Leandro <br />based on the recommendation of the State Fire Marshall, should be adopted, which will replace Title 3, <br />Chapter 21. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: <br />Section 1. Recitals. The Recitals above are true, correct, and made a part of this Ordinance. <br />Section 2. Repeal and Replacement of Current Ordinance. Title 3, Chapter 21 of the City of <br />San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced as follows: <br />§3-21-100 TITLE. <br />This Chapter shall be known as the Fire Severity Map Ordinance. <br />§3-21-110 PURPOSE.DRAFT