NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held for the Woodside Fire Protection District Board of Directors to consider enacting the following proposed ordinance:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held for the Woodside Fire Protection District Board of Directors to consider enacting the following proposed ordinance:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE WOODSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (BASED ON THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE), INCLUDING APPENDICES B, BB C, CC, D, L AND P ONLY, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES A THROUGH D ONLY, ADOPTING FINDINGS SUPPORTING THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADOPTING A FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 12.

The proposed ordinance is also identified as Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023.

All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing and be heard on this matter. The Public Hearing will take place on July 25, 2023, at 7:00 PM at 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028. This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, and the public may also attend this meeting virtually. Details on participating by Zoom or other virtual format will be available on the published July 25, 2023, agenda for the Board of Directors meeting.

SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE: Every three years, new editions of the state building codes are published. The new codes and local amendments reflect changes in technology, fire safety techniques, and the building industry. These codes became the minimum standards for the State of California on January 1, 2023. The proposed ordinance also reflects local amendments with more restrictive building standards reasonably necessary because of local climactic, geological, or topographical conditions. By adopting the proposed ordinance, the Woodside Fire Protection District will be enforcing a code that is consistent with state regulations. Under state law, after the first reading of the title of the proposed ordinance, which occurred on June 13, 2023, the District is required to hold a public hearing before the proposed ordinance is adopted (Government Code § 50022.3). After the hearing, the Board of Directors may amend, adopt, or reject the proposed ordinance.

CEQA DETERMINATION: The Board of Directors will consider adopting a finding that the proposed ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

All interested parties are encouraged and invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed environmental finding and/or the merits of the proposed ordinance prior to the hearing or participate in the public hearing. Reasonable accommodations will be made to individuals with disabilities. To submit comments electronically, please forward them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To submit comments via U.S. Mail, please forward them to the Woodside Fire Protection District Fire Marshal to arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. one day prior to the meeting at the following address: 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

Please note that any challenge of the proposed action in court may be limited to addressing only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence submitted to the Woodside Fire Protection District Fire Marshal at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The proposed Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023 is available for review online at

Updated Fire Code Ordinance Final Redline 7-25-23.pdf 

Updated Fire Code Ordinance Final 7-25-23.pdf

A certified copy of the proposed Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023 is also available upon request by contacting the District Office, at (650) 851-1594, 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

Copies of the 2022 edition of the California Fire Code, the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code, the 2021 edition of the International Wildland Urban Interface Code, and all associated appendices and referenced codes and materials, are on file at the District Office, 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 and are available for public inspection

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held for the Woodside Fire Protection District Board of Directors to consider enacting the following proposed ordinance:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE WOODSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE (BASED ON THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE), INCLUDING APPENDICES B, BB C, CC, D, L AND P ONLY, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADOPTING THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES A THROUGH D ONLY, ADOPTING FINDINGS SUPPORTING THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS, ADOPTING A FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 12.

The proposed ordinance is also identified as Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023.

All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing and be heard on this matter. The Public Hearing will take place on July 25, 2023, at 7:00 PM at 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028. This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, and the public may also attend this meeting virtually. Details on participating by Zoom or other virtual format will be available on the published July 25, 2023, agenda for the Board of Directors meeting.

SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE: Every three years, new editions of the state building codes are published. The new codes and local amendments reflect changes in technology, fire safety techniques, and the building industry. These codes became the minimum standards for the State of California on January 1, 2023. The proposed ordinance also reflects local amendments with more restrictive building standards reasonably necessary because of local climactic, geological, or topographical conditions. By adopting the proposed ordinance, the Woodside Fire Protection District will be enforcing a code that is consistent with state regulations. Under state law, after the first reading of the title of the proposed ordinance, which occurred on June 13, 2023, the District is required to hold a public hearing before the proposed ordinance is adopted (Government Code § 50022.3). After the hearing, the Board of Directors may amend, adopt, or reject the proposed ordinance.

CEQA DETERMINATION: The Board of Directors will consider adopting a finding that the proposed ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

All interested parties are encouraged and invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed environmental finding and/or the merits of the proposed ordinance prior to the hearing or participate in the public hearing. Reasonable accommodations will be made to individuals with disabilities. To submit comments electronically, please forward them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To submit comments via U.S. Mail, please forward them to the Woodside Fire Protection District Fire Marshal to arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. one day prior to the meeting at the following address: 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

Please note that any challenge of the proposed action in court may be limited to addressing only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence submitted to the Woodside Fire Protection District Fire Marshal at, or prior to, the public hearing.

The proposed Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023 is available for review online at

Updated Fire Code Ordinance Final Redline 7-25-23.pdf 

Updated Fire Code Ordinance Final 7-25-23.pdf

A certified copy of the proposed Fire Code Ordinance 13-2023 is also available upon request by contacting the District Office, at (650) 851-1594, 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028.

Copies of the 2022 edition of the California Fire Code, the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code, the 2021 edition of the International Wildland Urban Interface Code, and all associated appendices and referenced codes and materials, are on file at the District Office, 808 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 and are available for public inspection