PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the North County Fire Protection District, at a regular meeting on January 25, adopted:

ORDINANCE 2005-01: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NORTH COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL URBAN-WILDLAND INTERFAE CODE, 2003 EDITION, IWHT CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND DELECTIONS.

This Ordinance adopts the International Urban-Wildlife Interface Code, 2003 edition, regulating and governing the mitigation of hazard to life and property from the intrusion of fire from wildland exposures, fire from adjacent structures and prevention of structure fires from spreading to wildland fuels in the North County Fire Protection District; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore. A summary of the ordinance is as follows:

CHAPTER 1 — ADMINISTRATION:

SECTION 101 — GENERAL

SECTION 102 — AUTHORITY OF THE CODE OFFICIAL

SECTION 103 — COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES

SECTION 106 — PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 107 — INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

SECTION 108 — CERTIFICATRE OF COMPLETION

CHAPTER 2 — DEFINITIONS:

SECTION 201 — GENERAL

SECTION 202 — DEFINITIONS

CHAPTER 3 — URBAN-WILDLIFE INTERFACE AREAS:

SECTION 301 — GENERAL

SECTION 302 — URBAN-WILDLIFE INTERFACE AREA DESIGNATIONS

CHAPTER 4 — URBAN-WILDLIFE INTERFACE AREA REQUIREMENTS:

SECTION 401 — GENERAL

SECTION 402 — APPLICABILITY

SECTION 403 — ACCESS

SECTION 404 — WATER SUPPLY

SECTION 405 — FIRE PROTECTION PLAN

CHAPTER 5 — SPECIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS:

SECTION 501 — GENERAL

SECTION 502 — FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY

SECTION 503 — IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 504 — CLASS 1 IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 505 — CLASS 2 IGNITION-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 507 — REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF ROOF COVERINGS

CHAPTER 6 — FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS:

SECTION 601 — GENERAL

SECTION 602 — AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

SECTION 603 — DEFENSIBLE SPACE

SECTION 604 — MAINTENANCE OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE

SECTION 605 — SPARK ARRESTERS

SECTION 606 — LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS INSTALLATIONS

SECTION 607 — STORAGE OF FIREWOOD AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS

Voting:

AYES: Directors Graham, Harris and Olson

NOES: None

ABSENT: Directors Adams and Lindeman

RECUSED: None

This Ordinance is on file in the Office of the Board Secretary and the Fire Marshal at 315 East Ivy Street, Fallbrook, California, 92028-2138, and may be viewed any business day between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Loren A. Stephen-Porter, Board Secretary