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Consider recommendations regarding the adoption of Designated Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones (LRA FHSZ) within the Unincorporated Areas of Santa Barbara County, as follows:
Acting as the Board of Directors, Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District:
a) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance (Second Reading) designating areas not identified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones by the State Fire Marshal, as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the LRA boundaries as outlined in the maps which align with state requirements, local needs for fire protection services and evacuation considerations;
b) Direct staff to notify relevant agencies (California Board of Forestry) of the adoption of these boundaries pursuant to Government Code Section 51179 after the second reading of the ordinance 30 days after this approved action; and
c) Determine that the above action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), because pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) the recommended action consists of organizational, administrative, or fiscal activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.