Public hearing on adopting new fire codes in Richmond.

CITY OF RICHMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 24, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., or as soon as thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Richmond City Council will conduct a public hearing in person at 440 Civic Center Plaza, and via Zoom video conference to consider the following item: ADOPT an Ordinance amending the Richmond Municipal Code (RMC) Article VIII (Fire) Chapter 8.16 (Fire Prevention Code) to adopt the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments and to adopt the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code with local amendments A copy of the ordinance being considered for adoption is on file with the Office of the City Clerk and open to public inspection at 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804. All agenda materials are posted online at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/151/Council-Agenda-Documents. For questions, contact Fire Marshal Dante J. Wiley at 510-307-8090. All interested persons are invited to give public comment in person, by mail, eComment, email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows, provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item: In Person: Meeting location, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chambers, Richmond CA 94804. Via mail: received by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, sent to 450 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor, Office of the Clerk, Richmond, CA 94804. Via eComments: eComments are available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. Email your comment to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us should you have difficulty submitting an eComment during a meeting. Via email: to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Email MUST contain in the subject line 1) public comments Agenda Item #. All such email with correctly labeled subject lines will be posted on-line and emailed to the City Council before the meeting is called to order. Email received after 1:00 p.m. will be posted on-line following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes. Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99312205643?pwd=MDdqNnRmS2k4ZkRTOWhIUIdQOUF1Zz09 Meeting ID: 99312205643 Passcode: ccmeeting By Order of the Richmond City Council: Pamela Christian City Clerk Dated: March 6, 2026 AVISO: Para obtener ayuda interpretative con esta noticia, por favor llame a la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal, al (510) 620-6513. WCT 6954468 January 14, 21, 2026