The entire city is declared to be and established as a fire district. The fire district shall be known and designated as Fire Zones Two and Three and shall include the territories set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 146 § 1, 1976)
Fire zone two shall include:
A. 
All areas within the city which land use zoning is referred to as:
CO Commercial Office Zone
C-2 General Commercial Zone
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone
CM Commercial Manufacturing Zone
BP Business Park Zone
I-HC Institutional-Healthcare Zone
R-3 High Density Residential Zone
R-4 Very High Density Residential Zone
All permitted uses except for duplexes and single-family residential units.
B. 
All hazardous fire areas as delineated by the fire chief pursuant to Chapter 15.28. All structures shall be included except as specified below:
1. 
One and two-family dwellings and buildings accessory thereto need not comply with Fire Zone No. 2 regulations when conforming to the following requirements.
a. 
Roof coverings shall be fire retardant as provided in Section 3203(e) or special purpose roofs per Uniform Building Code Standard No. 32-14 or Underwriters' Laboratory listed Class A, B, or C fire-retardant roof coverings, or roof coverings which comply with the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Rule of General Application RGA 7-66.
b. 
Louvers, ventilators, or openings in walls roofs, attics, and underfloor areas having headroom less than four feet in height which are not fitted with sash or doors shall be covered with wire screen. The screen covering such openings shall be of galvanized metal or copper and shall have a maximum mesh of one-fourth inch. Such underfloor areas four feet or more in height shall comply with subsection (B)(1)(c) of this section. Eave-type attic ventilators are not permitted. The space between rafters at exterior walls shall be solidly filled with tight-fitting, two-inch thick wood blocks.
c. 
Unenclosed underfloor areas of stilt-type or cantilevered-type construction, when constructed of wood, shall have structural members with a least dimension of six inches nominal, or be protected with materials approved for onehour fire-resistive construction on all exposed surfaces. Floor decking, when of wood, shall be one and one-half inch thick tongue-and-groove wood or one and one-eighth inch thick tongue-and-groove plywood, or be protected with materials approved for one-hour fire resistive construction on the underside.
d. 
Cantilevered or standard type decks shall be constructed with minimum one and one-half inch thick wood decking or be of incombustible or one-hour fire-resistive construction on the underside.
e. 
Every chimney used in conjunction with any fireplace, incinerator, or heat-producing appliance in which solid or liquid fuel is used shall be maintained with a spark arrester constructed with heavy wire mesh or other noncombustible materials with openings not to exceed one-half inch mounted in or over all outside openings in a vertical or nearvertical position visible from the ground.
2. 
The director of building and safety may waive the requirements of this section on those properties where it is determined by the chief of the fire department having jurisdiction that none of the following conditions exist:
a. 
Insufficient water supply or pressure;
b. 
Inadequate accessibility for fire suppression equipment.
(Ord. 146 § 2, 1976; Ord. 171 § 1, 1977; Ord. 177 § 1, 1977; Ord. 764 § 2, 2021)
A. 
Designation. The fire hazard severity zones as recommended by the state fire marshal, pursuant to Government Code Section 51179(a), are adopted by the city council as depicted in Exhibit A in the map entitled "City of Loma Linda Fire Hazard Severity Zones."
B. 
Multiple Designation. In the event that a single parcel has more than one fire hazard severity zone associated with such parcel on the City of Loma Linda Fire Hazard Severity Zones map, the more strict designation shall apply to the entire parcel. In order to effectively administer fire protection within the area it is necessary what when a parcel has more than one FHSZ, the highest FHSZ on that property shall be administered and enforced for the entire parcel.
C. 
Designation May Not Be Decreased. Pursuant to Government Code Section 51179(b)(3), no fire hazard severity zone identified by the state fire marshal for an area within the city may be decreased to a lesser fire hazard severity zone.
D. 
Previous Designations Superseded. Any and all provisions in any previously adopted city ordinances designating fire severity zones within the city of Loma Linda's jurisdiction, are superseded by the provisions of this section.
E. 
Enforcement. The city manager or his or her designee shall enforce and shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of the Government Code and all other codes and regulations affected by designation of fire hazard severity zones.
(Ord. 785, 6/10/2025)