Butte County MHMP - State of California

Butte CountyMulti-Jurisdictional All HazardPre-Disaster Mitigation PlanMarch 2007Local Ordinances and RegulationsTitle 14 PublicResources CodeUniform Fire CodeCalifornia Fire CodeCalifornia Health andSafety Code and theUniform Building CodeTitle 19 California Codeof RegulationsTitle 14, Article 10California Code ofRegulationsEarthquake Safety andPublic BuildingsRehabilitation Bond Act(Proposition 122)Assembly Bill 337(Bates Bill)California Civil Code1103These regulations provided additional fire prevention and suppressionstandards.This Code may be adopted by local jurisdictions, with amendments, andprovides minimum standards for many aspects of fire prevention andsuppression activities. These standards include provisions for access, watersupply, fire protection systems, and the use of fire resistant buildingmaterials.The California Fire Code is the Uniform Fire Code with State of Californiaamendments (this is the official Code for the State and all politicalsubdivisions). It is located in Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code ofRegulations (Title 24 is commonly referred to as the California BuildingStandards Code). The California Fire Code is revised and published everythree years by the California Building Standards Commission. Localjurisdictions have 180 days to make more restrictive amendments to theCode after it is released.The Health and Safety Code provides regulation pertaining to the abatementof fire related hazards. It also requires that local jurisdictions enforce theUniform Building Code, which provides standards for fire resistive buildingand roofing materials, and other fire-related construction methods.These regulations pertain to fire prevention and engineering measures fornew construction.Seismic Hazards Mapping. These regulations shall govern the exercise ofcity, county and state agency responsibilities to identify and map seismichazard zones and to mitigate seismic hazards to protect public health andsafety in accordance with the provisions of Public Resources Code, Section2690 et seq. (Seismic Hazards Mapping Act).In 1990, the State of California passed the Earthquake Safety and PublicBuildings Rehabilitation Bond Act (Proposition 122). Up to $50 millionwas allocated for the seismic retrofit of essential services facilities. Manylocal governments and special districts have retrofitted their essentialservices buildings with local funds.In response to the Oakland Hills, California fire of 1991, this bill waspassed in 1992. It requires brush clearance and fire resistant roof material(Class A or B) to be used on all new construction that is located in areasdesignated as being a “Very High Fire Severity Zone.”This article mandates three natural hazard disclosures and consolidatesthese and previously required disclosures onto a statutory form called theNatural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHDS). This form is now a legallyrequired part of most residential property transactions.13