Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Urgency Ordinance for Removal of Wildfire Debris and Other Hazards Related to the 2020 CZU August Lightning Complex Fires
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt an uncodified urgency ordinance establishing regulations for and requiring the removal of fire damaged debris and other hazards from private property in unincorporated San Mateo County resulting from the CZU August Lightning Complex Fires and declaring urgency thereof, and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety.
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BACKGROUND:
The CZU August Lightning Complex Fires (the "Fires") began burning on August 15, 2020, and before being fully contained on September 28, 2020, burned 86,509 acres across both San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties. The Fires damaged or destroyed more than 55 structures in unincorporated San Mateo County, generating structural debris and causing displacement of owners and occupants of the affected properties.
Due to the scope of the disaster caused by the Fires, on August 18, 2020, the Governor proclaimed a State of Emergency and declared the County eligible for a Fire Management Assistance Grant and other relief programs. Further, on August 19, 2020, the Board proclaimed a local emergency under Government Code sections 8558 and 8630 based on conditions of disaster and extreme peril and the imminent threat to the County's residents and environment relating to the Fires burning in and near San Mateo County. In addition, on August 22, 2020, the President of the United States declared the existence of a major disaster in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires, including those in San Mateo County.
On September 9, 2020, the County Health Officer declared a local health emergency due to the hazardous post-fire conditions. On Septembe...
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