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Marin County , CA -- Classification of Land -- State Responsibility Areas
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Regulatory
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California
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This ordinance is section 24.02.030 ("State responsibility areas") of Chapter 24.01 ("Classification of Land") of Title 24 ("Development Standards") of the Marin County Code. It concerns fuel reduction standards to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildland fire. For properties located within State Responsibility Areas (SRA), the California state standards for vegetation removal and management will apply when the County development standards are less restrictive. The ordinance is presented below.
Chapter 24.02 CLASSIFICATION OF LAND
Section 24.02.030 State responsibility areas.
For properties that lie within state responsibility areas (SRA) for fire protection as established by the State Board of Forestry, State Fire Safe Standards apply (PRC 4290). Some of the state standards are more restrictive than the county development standards contained herein. Where the state standards apply, projects shall be designed to meet the more restrictive elements of this title or the state standards when and as required by the agency. The applicant shall also comply with any mitigations recommended by the fire department of jurisdiction when and as required by the agency. A summary of the State Fire Safe Standards is available from the agency or the local fire department. (Ord. 3181 � 5 (part), 1994)
These are the requirements for State Responsibility Areas as presented in California PRC 4290.
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