Tracy, CA Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)

2 and supplements Tracy's building and fire codes rather than replacing them. Its stated purpose is to establish minimum regulations safeguarding life and protecting property from fire intrusion originating in wildland areas and from structure-to-structure exposure, with the level of regulation tiered to the relative hazard present on a given site. The operative mechanism is adoption by reference: the City adopts the "2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code," published by the International Code Council and the California Building Standards Commission, as amended by the chapter's own local sections.

6, meaning property owners in a mapped WUI area must consult that filed copy (or the state code directly) for the specific ignition-resistant construction, roofing, vent, and defensible-space provisions that apply to their project. 040, rather than through a separate WUI-specific citation scheme. The chapter was adopted in its current form by Ordinance No. 1367, Section 12, on December 2, 2025, which also carried forward local amendments to the code's permit-expiration and extension timelines (180-day abandonment/expiration windows, with up to two 180-day extensions at the Building Official's discretion).