That certain document entitled "California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 Edition," which adopts by reference the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2024 Edition, as published by the California Building Standards Commission, are hereby adopted with the local amendments and provisions of this Chapter as the Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the City of Santa Monica.
(Added by Ord. No. 2831CCS, 10/14/2025)
Notwithstanding any provisions of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, California Building Standards Code, State Housing Law or other codes adopted by any Chapter in Article 8 of the Municipal Code to the contrary, the following local amendments shall apply.
(a) 
Chapter 6, Section 604.2 of the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code is amended to read:
604.2 Application. Buildings and structures located in the following areas shall maintain the required hazardous vegetation and fuel management:
1. 
All unincorporated lands designated as a State Responsibility Area (SRA).
2. 
Land designated as a High and/or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone by a city or local agency.
3. 
Land designated in a city or local agency ordinance as a wildland-urban interface (WUI) area.
(Added by Ord. No. 2831CCS, 10/14/2025)