Yuba City is in a Local Responsibility Area (LRA) on the Sacramento Valley floor and is not mapped within a Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone on the Office of the State Fire Marshal's 2025 LRA FHSZ map. Statewide AB 38 disclosure requirements and PRC 4291 defensible-space rules do not apply to most Yuba City parcels.
The California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) under Public Resources Code Sections 4201-4204 (SRA) and Government Code Section 51178 (LRA) classifies all California land as Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ). OSFM's LRA FHSZ maps were recommended for adoption March 24, 2025 (SRA effective April 1, 2024). Yuba City's incorporated area is on the Sacramento Valley floor west of the Feather River and is mapped as Local Responsibility Area without FHSZ designation - meaning the city is not within Moderate, High, or Very High zones on either the SRA or LRA maps. This contrasts sharply with foothill portions of Yuba County (Brownsville, Dobbins, Loma Rica) which are in High and Very High SRA zones. Because Yuba City is not in an FHSZ: (1) AB 38 (Gov Code Section 51182) defensible-space and home-hardening disclosures do not apply to most home sales; (2) PRC 4291's 100-foot defensible-space requirement does not apply; (3) Chapter 7A (WUI) building requirements in the California Building Code are not triggered. Property owners can confirm their classification using the OSFM Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer by entering an address.
Because Yuba City is not in an FHSZ, the special wildfire enforcement provisions (PRC 4291 defensible space, AB 38 disclosure, CBC Chapter 7A ignition-resistant construction) are not triggered. Standard fire-code enforcement under CFC Section 304 (combustible vegetation) and city property-maintenance rules still applies. If OSFM updates the LRA map and designates portions of Yuba City as Moderate, High, or Very High in a future cycle, those zones would trigger Government Code Section 51182 defensible-space duties and a $100 administrative fine for noncompliance under Section 51185 (escalating with reinspections).
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