Health and Safety Code section 13869.7 establishes that fire protection districts may adopt building standards relating to fire and panic safety that are more stringent than those building standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal and contained in the California Building Standards Code.
The fire protection district shall transmit the adopted ordinance to the city, county, or city and county where the ordinance will apply. The legislative body of the city, county, or city and county, may ratify, modify, or deny an adopted ordinance and transmit its determination to the district within 15 days of the determination. Any modification or denial of an adopted ordinance shall include a written statement describing the reasons for any modifications or denial. No ordinance adopted by the district shall be effective until ratification by the city, county, or city and county where the ordinance will apply.
Upon ratification of an adopted ordinance, the city, county, or city and county, shall file a copy of any findings with the adopted ordinance expressly marked and identified to which each finding refers with HCD.
Reports, ordinances, and amendments can be electronically submitted using the Local Ordinance, Amendment, and Report Portal. See Information Bulletin 2023-03 (PDF) for more information.