Agenda Item
4r) Adoption of Resolution of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Ratifying Hopland Fire Protection District's Ordinance No. 20-1, amending "Fire Safety Ordinance" to adopt, by reference, and amend selected provisions, chapters, and appendices of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, 2019 Edition of the California Fire Code, to Adopt Local Findings, and to Make Technical and Administrative Revisions to the Fire Safety Ordinance
Please remove item from the consent calendar. RVCFD is amending the 2019 Calif. Fire Code (CFC) to classify hoop houses, greenhouses, barns, as F1 occupancies. Amending CFC Chpt 9 to require fire sprinklers in any F building over 2500 sq. ft. This is an impossible requirement to meet for most vineyard owners, ranchers, farmers and cannabis cultivators. This ordinance needs vetting by the public and stakeholders before it is approved.
Thank you,
Scott Ward, CBO