This chapter shall be known as the "Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code."
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
The purpose of this code is to establish minimum requirements to reduce the likelihood of life and for property due to wildland fire through the use of performance and prescriptive requirements for construction and development in all Fire Hazard Severity Zones and increase the ability of buildings located in any Fire Hazard Severity Zone or Wildland-Urban Interface areas to resist intrusion of flames or burning embers projected by a vegetation fire and contributes to a systematic reduction in conflagration losses and reduce the likelihood of life and property due to wildfire.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
There hereby is adopted as the "Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code," those certain codes know and designated as the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 Edition, based on the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code as published by the "International Code Council," and shall become the wildland-urban interface code of the city for regulating the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, conservation, occupancy, equipment, use, height, area and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures in the city in wildland-urban interface areas. The California Wildland-Urban Interface Code and its appendix chapters will be on file for public examination in the office of the building official/fire marshal and the city clerk's office. Whenever the California Code of Regulations and State Building Standards Code of Regulations differ from any provision of the Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code, said state regulations shall prevail over the provisions of the Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code except as specifically modified herein.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
Whenever any of the following names or terms are used in the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, each such name or term shall be deemed and construed to have the meaning ascribed to it in this section as follows:
means the 'building division' of the city.
means the chief building official of the city as appointed by the city administrator of the city, or his or her designee.
means the city of Placentia.
means the chief of the Placentia fire and life safety department or his or her designee.
means the city of Placentia.
means the agency for which the fire code official performs its duties and/or the city.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
The Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code, as set forth in this chapter shall be enforced by the local enforcement agency. The fire code official or designee may detail and designate such staff members as shall be deemed necessary from time to time to enforce this Chapter 18.05.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
Notwithstanding any provision of the Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code as hereby adopted, all fees for services provided pursuant to the Placentia Wildland-Urban Interface Code shall approved by resolution therefor as adopted by the city council of the city of Placentia pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 66016, et seq. In addition to any other fee(s) to be charged hereunder, any person, firm, partnership or corporation initiating or engaging in any work without the permit therefor as required hereunder shall pay a penalty equal to 100% of the fee for the requisite permit if issued after such work commences, is initiated or engaged in by such person, firm, partnership or corporation.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)
One (1) copy of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 2025 Edition, including all appendices thereto and including all amendments made herein is on file in the office of the building official and the Placentia fire and life safety department pursuant to the requirements of California Health and Safety Code Section 18942(e)(1) and is available for public inspection.
(Ord. O-2025-11, 11/18/2025)