TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheryl L. Bratton, County Counsel
REPORT BY: Jason M. Dooley, Chief Deputy County Counsel
SUBJECT: Adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.80, Disaster Recovery
RECOMMENDATION
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Adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8.80 (Disaster Recovery) to extend the effective date and expand the provisions to any declared local emergencies affecting property or structures. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
After the 2017 Napa Complex wildfires, the Board of Supervisors adopted Chapter 8.80 to provide relief to property owners affected by the fires from administrative requirements for rebuilding their homes and other structures. The provisions simplified the review of fire rebuild projects in connection with the Conservation Regulations, Viewshed Regulations, and other provisions of the Napa County Code, without compromising the purposes of those regulations. Chapter 8.80 was amended after subsequent wildfires to extend the provisions. The last amendment extended the effective date of the provisions of Chapter 8.80 to December 31, 2024.
At the July 23, 2024, regular meeting of the Board, the Board directed staff to amend Chapter 8.80 to extend the effective date from December 31, 2024, to October 1, 2025, which is five years after the declaration of local emergency relating to the 2020 Glass Fire. This proposed ordinance makes that amendment to the Code and applies retroactively to cover any applications submitted between December 31, 2024, and the effective date of this ordinance. In addition, the ordinance expands the application of Chapter 8.80 to any property damage resulting from future natural disaster or other conditions that give rise to a declaration of local emergency.
The proposed ordinance was introduced at the Board of Supervisors' December 17, 2024, regular meeting after proper notice was given. The Board requested clarification of some language regarding legal nonconforming uses. New public notice was given fo...
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