TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office and County Counsel
MEETING DATE: December 8, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kiedrowski
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 min
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of Urgency Ordinance Establishing Requirements and Procedures for Removal of Fire Debris and Hazard Trees from Private Property Following the August Complex and Oak Fires
(Sponsors: Executive Office and County Counsel)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Urgency Ordinance establishing requirements and procedures for the removal of fire debris and hazard trees from private property following the August Complex and Oak Fires; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On November 14, 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance establishing requirements and procedures for the removal of fire debris from private property following the Redwood Valley Fire.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Government Code section 25131 provides that ordinances shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of final passage, except for certain ordinances which become effective immediately. An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, which contains a declaration of the facts constituting the urgency, and is passed by a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors, shall take effect immediately. Government Code section 25131 specifies that an urgency ordinance may be passed immediately upon introduction.
The August Complex and Oak Fires have burned thousands of acres in Mendocino County and destroyed dozens of residences and other structures. As a result, the debris resulting from the fire contains hazardous substances in the ash of the burned structures and poses a significant present and future hazard to public health and ...
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