The 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 7, a portion of the California Building Standards Code, hereinafter referred to as the WUI Code, is adopted in its entirety and incorporated by this reference, except for changes, additions, deletions and amendments in this chapter, which shall supersede the provisions of said code. Appendix A (General Requirements) is included in the adoption.
(Ord. CS-500, 12/2/2025)
California WUI Code, Chapter 1, Scope and Administration, is adopted in its entirety with the following amendment: Chapter 1, Part 2, Section 106, Construction Documents, is amended to read:
106.4 Vegetation management compliance. Prior to the building permit final approval, the property shall be in compliance with the vegetation management requirements prescribed in Section 603, including California Public Resources Code 4291 or California Government Code Section 51182 and or other applicable codes and regulations adopted by the jurisdiction. Acceptance methods of compliance inspection and documentation shall be determined by the enforcing agency and shall be permitted to include any of the following:
A. 
Local, state or federal fire authority or designee authorized to enforce vegetation management requirements.
B. 
Enforcing agency.
C. 
Third-party inspection and certification authorized to enforce vegetation management requirements.
D. 
Property owner certification authorized by the enforcing agency.
(Ord. CS-500, 12/2/2025)
California WUI Code Chapter 6, Fire Protection Requirements, is adopted in its entirety with the following amendments:
603.3.1, Contents, is amended to read:
Landscape plans and or fuel modification plans shall contain the following:
1. 
Delineation of the 5-foot (1524 mm), 30-foot (9144 mm) and 100-foot (30 480 mm) fuel management zones from all structures.
2. 
Identification of existing vegetation to remain and proposed new vegetation.
3. 
Identification of irrigated areas.
4. 
A plant legend with both botanical and common names, and identification of all plant material symbols.
5. 
Identification of ground coverings within the 5-foot (1524 mm) and 30-foot (9144 mm) zones.
604.1, General, is amended to read:
604.1 General. Vegetation and fuels shall be managed to reduce the severity of potential exterior wildfire exposure to buildings and to reduce the risk of fire spreading to buildings as required by applicable laws and regulations.
All elements of the final fire protection plan, landscape plan, and fuel modification plan shall be maintained in accordance with said plans and are subject to the enforcement process outlined in Section 109 and or the notice served to the property owner and or owners' agent.
Continuous maintenance of vegetation clearance is required.
(Ord. CS-500, 12/2/2025)
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter or of the City of Carlsbad Municipal Code hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City Council that it would have passed all other portions of this chapter independently of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid.
(Ord. CS-500, 12/2/2025)