ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I, SUBDIVISIONS, OF CHAPTER 21, LAND DIVISION, OF THE COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 21-18.2 TO ADD NEW FINDINGS FOR SUBDIVISIONS IN STATE RESOPNSIBILITY AREAS OR HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS PURSUANT TO SECTION 66474.02 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE TO COMPLY WITH SENATE BILL 1241.

Case No. 14ORD-00000-00011

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara ordains as follows:

SECTION 1:

ARTICLE I, SUBDIVISIONS, of Chapter 21, Land Divisions, of the Santa Barbara County Code, is amended to add a new Section 21-18.2. Findings for Approval of Subdivision Maps Located in Fire Hazard Areas, to read as follows:

Section 21-18.2.Findings for Approval of Subdivision Maps Located in Fire Hazard Areas

Pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 66474.02, before approving a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, for a subdivision located in a state responsibility area or a high fire hazard severity zone, the decision-maker must make all of the following findings:

  1. The design and location of each lot in the subdivision, and the subdivision as a whole, are consistent with any applicable regulations adopted by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Sections 4290 and 4291 of the Public Resources Code.
  2. Supported by substantial evidence in the record, structural fire protection and services will be available for the subdivision through any of the following entities:
  3. A county, city, special district, political subdivision of the state, or another entity organized solely to provide fire protection services that is monitored and funded by a county or other public entity.
  4. The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection by contract entered into pursuant to Section 4133, 4142, or 4144 of the Public Resources Code.
  5. To the extent practicable, ingress and egress for the subdivision meets the regulations regarding road standards for fire equipment access adopted pursuant to Section 4290 of the Public Resources Code and any applicable local ordinance.

This shall not supersede regulations established by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection or other ordinances within the County Code that provide equivalent or more stringent minimum requirements than those contained within this section.

SECTION 2:

Except as amended by this Ordinance, ARTICLE I, SUBDIVISIONS, of Chapter 21, Land Divisions, of the Santa Barbara County Code, shall remain unchanged and shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 3:

This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from the date of its passage and before the expiration of 15 days after its passage a summary of it shall be published once together with the names of the members of the Board of Supervisors voting for and against the same in the Santa Barbara News-Press, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Santa Barbara.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, this _____ day of ______, 2014, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

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STEVE LAVAGNINO, CHAIR

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

ATTEST:

MONA MIYASATO, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER

CLERK OF THE BOARD

By ______

Deputy Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

MICHAEL C. GHIZZONI

COUNTY COUNSEL

By ______

Deputy County Counsel