Recovery Projects & Ideas for Upgraded Building Standards

May 22, 2019 Paradise, California

Recovery Projects & Ideas for Upgraded Building Standards Make It Paradise

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The Agenda 1. Overview of the Process 2. Long Term Community Recovery Plan 3. Ideas for Updated Building Standards 4. Resident Input

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RECOVERY PLANNING PROCESS

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What is a recovery plan?

This is a plan that will focus on recovering from the disaster.

TOWN OF PARADISE

Key Principles:

RECOVERY PLAN

•• Community driven

UDA

•• Based on resident involvement •• Locally controlled •• Incorporates mitigation approaches and techniques •• Focused on projects that most contribute to community recovery from the disaster

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SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS

BUSINESSES

VOLUNTEER & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

SCHOOLS

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES & DISTRICTS

AND MANY OTHERS

Partners Public Agencies

Community partners

Economic Development

Schools and youth

Butte County

Butte Strong Fund

3CORE

Achieve Charter School

CA Dept. of Insurance

Camp Fire Long-Term Recovery Group

Adventist Health/Feather River Hospital

Adventist Academy

North Valley Community Foundation

Alliance for Workforce Development

Paradise Citizens’ Alliance

Blue Zones

Boys & Girls Club of North Valley

Rebuild Paradise Foundation

Chabin Concepts

Children’s Community Charter School

Golden Valley Bank

Core Butte Charter School Home Tech Charter Paradise e-Learning

Cal FIRE Cal OES FEMA HUD HCD

Butte County Office of Ed.

Paradise Recreation & Park District

Arts and culture

USDA

Butte County Library

Paradise Ridge Chamber of Commerce

Paradise Performing Arts Center

Wells Fargo

Gold Nugget Museum

Churches

Paradise Unified School District

Norton Buffalo Hall

First Baptist Church Paradise

Chico Arts/Culture Foundation

Paradise Alliance Church

Chico Arts Commission

Paradise Evangelical Free Church

Housing partners

Academic partners Chico State University

Sacramento State University Butte College

Utilities AT&T

Comcast

Theater on the Ridge Paradise Community Guilds Northern California Ballet

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Paradise Ridge Southern Baptist Paradise Seventh Day Adventist Church

Paradise Charter Middle School

Youth for Change

Butte County Housing Authority Community Housing Improvement Program Habitat for Humanity

The planning process Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

••Rebuilding & Adapting My Home

••Listening workshops with residents and stakeholders

••Workshop

••Open House to answer your questions

••Presentation of Community Ideas & Recovery Projects

••Presentation of Long-Term Community Recovery Plan

Relieving Pressure

••Contacting Residents

Listening

••Stakeholder interviews Paradise is in a very high fire hazard area. New construction must follow CA's

Wildland-Urban Interface Requirements

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If you own or maintain a home in Paradise, you are required to

Maintain Defensible Space

“ 100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law ”

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Fire-retardant (Class A) roofing material Fire-resistant roof and attic vents Noncombustible or ignition-resistant decking Noncombustible or ignition-resistant doors Tempered glass windows Noncombustible or ignition-resistant cladding Enclosed underfloor areas

Please see Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Codes and Standards. The information above is based on CCR Title 24: California Building Code: Chapter 7A and CCR Title 24: California Building Code: Chapter 15.

Note that the state updates this code from time to time.

Zone 1: 0 to 30 feet from house or to property line 1. Separate trees and shrubs from other flammable items.

2. Remove dead plants, grass, and weeds.

3. Remove any tree branches that overhang your roof, keep dead branches at least 10 feet from your chimney, and maintain the roof free of leaves, needles, and other vegetative materials.

4. Prune or remove flammable plants or shrubs near windows.

5. Remove vegetation or flammable items from around and under decks.

6. Trim trees to keep branches 10 feet away from other trees.

Zone 2: 30 to 100 feet from house or to property line 7. Create horizontal space between shrubs and trees.

8. Keep lawns trimmed down to 4 inches.

9. Remove fallen debris from below trees if it’s more than 3 inches deep.

10. Create horizontal space between shrubs and trees.

11. Remove all branches below 6 feet above ground from all large trees (Zone 1 and 2).

12. Use fire-resistant accessory structures and fencing (Zone 1 and 2).

Please see readyforwildfire.org (CalFire). The information above is based on California Public Resources Code Sec. 4291 and CCR Title 14: Natural Resources: 1299.03 and General Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space by State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Note that the state updates this code from time to time.

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Exploring Ideas ••Stakeholder Meetings

••Listening to you

Deciding

••Listening to you ••Presentation of Recommendations to Council

Community Driven

LISTENING

VISION

RECOVERY PROJECTS

REFINED RECOVERY PROJECTS

LONG TERM COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN

May

June

RESIDENT INPUT February/March

April

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April

EMERGING VISION

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Paradise is a town, rich in natural beauty and community spirit. As residents, we will work together to rise above any challenge.

An unbreakable bond now exists that can be used to create a safer, stronger, more resilient town.

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Fuels Management Plan

UnderGround Utilities

Resident Firewise Education

Evacuation Routes Standing Burned Trees on Private Property

Safe Streets

PID Water System

Housing Market Study Affordable Housing

Missing Road Segments

Long DeadEnd Streets Emergency Notification System

Supporting Homeowners

Economic Development Strategy

Commercial Market Study

Sewer System

Walkable Downtown

Sustainable Development

Healthcare Services

Gold Nugget Museum & Buffalo Norton Hall

Live/Work Space for Entrepreneurs

Volunteers

Fiber Optic Network

WELCOMING

Educational Campus/ Resiliency Research Center

STRONGER VI S I O N

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Early Childhood Education

Sustainable Building Programs

Planning and Zoning Outdoor Destination

BETTER

2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Sustainable Stormwater and Drainage

Workforce Development Plan

New Civic Center

SAFER

Chamber of Commerce

Resiliency Permit Center Residential Codes and Standards

Sustainable Fiscal Model

Opportunity Zone

Elementary and Secondary Education

GREENER

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LONG-TERM COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN

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Safer SAFER

WELCOMING

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STRONGER

BETTER

GREENER

Emergency Notification System

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Underground Utilities Utilities

Utilities

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Utilities

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Tomorrow

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Utilities

Evacuation routes

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Evacuation route Post-fire

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Vision for the Future

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Welcoming SAFER

WELCOMING

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STRONGER

BETTER

GREENER

Resiliency Permit Center

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Supporting homeowners

MANUFACTURED HOUSING OUTSIDE OF TRAILER PARKS Current Zoning – Siding Materials – Minimum Roof Pitch – Permanent Foundation – Structural Certification

Also, must meet all federal and state regulations, including the Wildland-Urban Interface requirements

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Residential codes and standards Paradise is in a very high fire hazard area. New construction must follow CA's

Wildland-Urban Interface Requirements

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If you own or maintain a home in Paradise, you are required to

Maintain Defensible Space

“ 100 Feet of Defensible Space is the Law ”

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Fire-retardant (Class A) roofing material Fire-resistant roof and attic vents Noncombustible or ignition-resistant decking Noncombustible or ignition-resistant doors Tempered glass windows Noncombustible or ignition-resistant cladding Enclosed underfloor areas Shield gutters to prevent build up of plant debris

Please see Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Codes and Standards. The information above is based on CCR Title 24: California Building Code: Chapter 7A and CCR Title 24: California Building Code: Chapter 15.

Note that the state updates this code from time to time.

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Zone 1: 0 to 30 feet from house or to property line 1. Separate trees and shrubs from other flammable items.

2. Remove dead plants, grass, and weeds.

3. Remove any tree branches that overhang your roof, keep dead branches at least 10 feet from your chimney, and maintain the roof free of leaves, needles, and other vegetative materials.

4. Prune or remove flammable plants or shrubs near windows.

5. Remove vegetation or flammable items from around and under decks.

6. Trim trees to keep branches 10 feet away from other trees.

Zone 2: 30 to 100 feet from house or to property line 7. Create horizontal space between shrubs and trees.

8. Keep lawns trimmed down to 4 inches.

9. Remove fallen debris from below trees if it’s more than 3 inches deep.

10. Remove all branches below 6 feet above ground from all large trees (Zone 1 and 2).

11. Use fire-resistant accessory structures and fencing (Zone 1 and 2).

Please see readyforwildfire.org (CalFire). The information above is based on California Public Resources Code Sec. 4291 and CCR Title 14: Natural Resources: 1299.03 and General Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space by State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BOF) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Note that the state updates this code from time to time.

Better SAFER

WELCOMING

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STRONGER

BETTER

GREENER

Sewer system

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TOWN OF PARADISE PROPOSED SEWER SERVICE AREA Figure 4.1 – Town of Paradise Proposed Sewer Service Area

Walkable Downtown

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Resident input

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SAFER

WELCOMING

STRONGER

BETTER

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GREENER

April 22 Community Meeting

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Evacuation Routes Place sticky notes below

Recovery Priority Tier 1

Description Perform a traffic study that would provide the empirical data needed to seek funding. Implementation projects could include: • Making improvements to roadway widths • Addressing choke points • Creating a setback to trees • Adding direction and message signs • Building a parallel pedestrian/bike path that can be used by first responders in an emergency

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Resident Comments* from the April 22 Community Meeting • Remove Skyway death trap!

• Pentz, Sawmill, Elliot route • Add more evacuation roads and more options mean less congestion • Butte County EOC is in flood zone • 10’ wide gravel patch could also be used for evacuation • I love the idea of using walkways as emergency vehicle routes!

• Widen Skyway - terrible back ups Magalia to Chico • People can’t get to work; keep one evacuation route fully open flowing traffic (no flag men during business hours) and communicate to residents so they know which to take • Get rid of single, 2 lane streets for evacuation * Information has not been fact-checked by the Town of Paradise

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• Make sure private dirt roads (Bille Road and others) that have gates that are always unlocked • Pentz should be 4 lane road @ least 3 lanes • Get rid of blub outs • Widen skyway through downtown for commuters to and from Magalia • Bring back 4 lanes on Skyway; widen, streamline, exit route SKyway • We need a 4 lane road to Magalia — Clark 4 lanes to Bader Mine Road — 3-4 mile to Magalia 4 lane road, 60 foot bridge; 3-4 evacuation route road to north Garland Road • Skyway back to 4 lanes • Open roads closed by individuals • Mike 514.1278 • Return Skyway to 4 lanes downtown

• Create shelter in place locations around town to reduce the number of vehicles choking roads and provide a safe alternative for people unable to evacuate • Expand Clark to 4 lanes all the way to 70 • Get rid of the 1 lane on Skyway; have store parking in back • We moved 52,000 people down the ridge in under 5 hours on 4 roadways how do you plan to do better?

• Will bottleneck downtown be removed? Bad ideas to start • Garland another way out; what about Magalia?

• Make Clark main road through town; eliminate Skyway • No building on Valley View until at least 4 more evacuation roads are built

IDEAS FOR UPGRADED BUILDING STANDARDS

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Fuels Management Plan

UnderGround Utilities

Resident Firewise Education

Evacuation Routes Standing Burned Trees on Private Property

Safe Streets

PID Water System

Housing Market Study Affordable Housing

Missing Road Segments

Long DeadEnd Streets Emergency Notification System

Supporting Homeowners

Economic Development Strategy

Commercial Market Study

Sewer System

Walkable Downtown

Sustainable Development

Healthcare Services

Gold Nugget Museum & Buffalo Norton Hall

Live/Work Space for Entrepreneurs

Volunteers

Fiber Optic Network

WELCOMING

Educational Campus/ Resiliency Research Center

STRONGER VI S I O N

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Early Childhood Education

Sustainable Building Programs

Planning and Zoning Outdoor Destination

BETTER

2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Sustainable Stormwater and Drainage

Workforce Development Plan

New Civic Center

SAFER

Chamber of Commerce

Resiliency Permit Center Residential Codes and Standards

Sustainable Fiscal Model

Opportunity Zone

Elementary and Secondary Education

GREENER

Residential Codes and Standards

Increased Local Fire Safety Standards

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Increased Consistency Standards

Challenge ••We can’t compromise on safety.

••Affordability is critical.

••How do we best balance safety and affordability?

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INCREASED LOCAL

INCREASED CONSISTENCY

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

STANDARDS

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Interior Sprinklers Interior sprinklers required in all homes.

Permanent Perimeter Foundation Permanent perimeter masonry foundation required (State approved X12 foundation does not meet this requirement).

Ignition Resistant Siding

Pressure Treated 2x6

NonCombustible

Standard Manufactured Home Skirt

Permanent Perimeter Masonry Foundation

Roof Obstructions Roof obstructions (panels, communication devices, etc.) shall not allow for the collection of debris.

Gutters Gutters prohibited, except over entries and/or to prevent erosion.

Roof overhang Minimum 10-inch roof overhang required.

Siding 12 Inches above grade Siding must be a minimum of 12 inches above finished grade.

Fire Risk Ember Cast Ember Cast

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Siding Less Than 12 Inches Above Grade

Siding 12 Inches Above Grade

Detached Accessory structures over 120 square feet Ancillary building and structures requiring a building permit shall comply with Wildland-Urban Interface building standards.

Detached Accessory structures 120 square feet or less The Town of Paradise should enforce the California Building Code requirement that any nonWUI accessory structure be located at least 50 feet away from other structure(s).

WUI Compliant Shed Non-WUI Compliant Shed 50 Foot Setback

Garage or Storage Shed Garage or minimum 80 square foot storage shed required.

Carports Carports that include storage, beyond vehicles, must be setback a minimum of 50 feet from any building/structure.

Railroad Tie Retaining Walls Railroad tie retaining walls prohibited.

Defensible Space Defensible Space ordinance should be adopted by the Town.

Firebreak 5-foot setback required around any structure to combustible material (non-pressure treated wood, fencing and retaining walls, plants, mulch, etc.)

Pressure Treated Required for last 5 feet

5-Foot Firebreak (non-pressure treated wood, fencing and retaining walls, plants, mulch, etc.)

Underground utilities (Service Lines) Electric, gas, and communication service lines shall be located underground for residential and commercial buildings and should be served on the same side of the property as the utility service received pre-fire.

Utilities

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INCREASED LOCAL

INCREASED CONSISTENCY

FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

STANDARDS

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Construction of Manufactured Homes Manufactured Homes must be newly built (not registered or preowned).

Width of manufactured homes Manufactured homes must be a minimum of a double-wide unit and have at least a 20-foot by 36foot footprint.

Roof Pitch Minimum 4/12 roof pitch for all homes.

Size of Primary Residences on Single-Family Lots Minimum size of primary dwelling unit: 800 or 900 or 1,000 square feet on single-family lots.

7 1/2"

9'-9"

28'-4" 6 1/2"

31'-9" 4 1/2"

5'-0"

Eye-Level View - Colonial Alternative 7 1/2"

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6 1/2"

10'-4 1/2"

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11'-10"

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Eye-Level View - Craftsman Alternative

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800 sf Square House — Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise / Chattanooga, Tennessee / 8 November 2017

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Master Bedroom

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Closet

Bathroom 12'-4"

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Master Bedroom

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Utility Room

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Patio

12'-11"

Living/Dining Room

Patio

Kitchen

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7'-8"

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Porch

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9'-0"

Porch

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12'-11" 14'-4 1/2"

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Utility Room

Closet

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Walk-in Closet 14'-2"

Closet

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Closet

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Closet

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8'-5"

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Resident input POTENTIAL FUTURE DESIGN GUIDELINES

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CODES

Front Entry Porch (Not Deck) Recommendation Covered front entry porch (minimum 72 square feet) is encouraged on primary dwelling unit.

Rational Would encourage a “gift to the street” and curb appeal.

Cost Estimate $12,000 to $15,000

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Map of the CMA Gymnasium Recovery Projects

Updated Building Standards

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Enter

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Exit

Fuels Management Plan

UnderGround Utilities

Resident Firewise Education

Evacuation Routes Standing Burned Trees on Private Property

Safe Streets

PID Water System

Housing Market Study Affordable Housing

Missing Road Segments

Long DeadEnd Streets Emergency Notification System

Supporting Homeowners

Economic Development Strategy

Commercial Market Study

Sewer System

Walkable Downtown

Sustainable Development

Healthcare Services

Gold Nugget Museum & Buffalo Norton Hall

Live/Work Space for Entrepreneurs

Volunteers

Fiber Optic Network

WELCOMING

Educational Campus/ Resiliency Research Center

STRONGER VI S I O N

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Early Childhood Education

Sustainable Building Programs

Planning and Zoning Outdoor Destination

BETTER

2019 Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Sustainable Stormwater and Drainage

Workforce Development Plan

New Civic Center

SAFER

Chamber of Commerce

Resiliency Permit Center Residential Codes and Standards

Sustainable Fiscal Model

Opportunity Zone

Elementary and Secondary Education

GREENER

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