CAL FIRE designates portions of Jurupa Valley — primarily the Jurupa Hills, Pedley Hills, and ridgeline-adjacent neighborhoods — as Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area. New construction in VHFHSZ must meet 2025 California Building Code Chapter 7A and Fire Code Chapter 49 (Wildland-Urban Interface) requirements, and existing structures must maintain PRC §4291 defensible space.
Government Code §51178 and PRC §4202 require CAL FIRE's State Fire Marshal to map Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) across the state. Jurupa Valley falls within the Local Responsibility Area (LRA), where the city must adopt and enforce CAL FIRE's recommended FHSZ map under Gov. Code §51179. The 2025 California Fire Code Chapter 49 (Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area), adopted by JVMC Ch. 8.10, applies its Class 1/2/3 ignition-resistant construction standards to structures in mapped High and Very High FHSZ. The corresponding California Building Code Chapter 7A (WUI Construction) governs new construction with ignition-resistant siding, Class A roof, ember-resistant vents, and tempered glass requirements. Real-estate disclosure under Civ. Code §1103 et seq. requires sellers of property in High or Very High FHSZ to disclose the designation and (effective July 1, 2021 per AB 38) provide documentation of a compliant defensible-space inspection if the home is in a High or Very High FHSZ. Riverside County Fire administers these defensible space inspections for Jurupa Valley properties.
Building in a designated WUI/FHSZ without complying with CBC Chapter 7A and CFC Chapter 49 results in plan-check denial and permit revocation. Failure to maintain PRC §4291 defensible space triggers Riverside County Fire abatement (with cost-recovery as a property-tax lien) and infraction/misdemeanor citation. AB 38 disclosure failures expose sellers to civil liability for non-disclosure under Civ. Code §1102.13.
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