Brentwood, CA Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BMC § 15.06.020
- Code adopted
- Title 24, Part 7 (Wildland-Urban Interface Code)
- Local amending ordinance
- Fire district Ordinance 2025-15
- Enforcing agency
- Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
- Delegation authority
- Health & Safety Code § 13869.7
Summary
Brentwood enforces the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Title 24 Part 7, as amended by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, with the fire chief handling enforcement instead of city building staff.
A. Adoption. ... The California Building Standards Code, 2025 Edition, published by the California Building Standards Commission Title 24, Part 7 (California Wildland-Urban Interface Code), as amended by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Ordinance 2025-15, including findings supporting amendments to the 2025 California Building Standards Code Title 24, Part 7 (the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code) is adopted by reference. ... C. Fees. ... The fees for permits issued under this chapter are those established by resolution of the city council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4604307; v5 updated 2025-12-09).
Full Breakdown
020(A) adopts by reference the 2025 California Building Standards Code Title 24, Part 7, the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, as amended by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Ordinance 2025-15, along with the district's findings supporting those amendments. 010, which separately adopts the companion California Fire Code, Title 24 Part 9, as amended by the same fire district's Ordinance 2025-14. Under subsection B, a copy of the adopted Wildland-Urban Interface Code is kept on file at the community development department for public review. Fees for permits issued under the wildfire building chapter are set by city council resolution under subsection C, the same fee-setting mechanism the city uses for its other adopted building codes.
7, rather than to Brentwood's own building official, reflecting that the fire protection district, not the city, is the agency with jurisdiction over fire and wildland-urban interface construction standards within Brentwood.
Violations & Fines
Violations of the adopted Wildland-Urban Interface Code and Fire Code are enforced by the fire chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District or an authorized representative, pursuant to the delegation in Section 15.06.010(D) under California Health and Safety Code Section 13869.7, with remedies available under the state Building Standards Codes or Brentwood Municipal Code Title 1's general penalty provisions per Section 15.06.020(D).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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