20875 4th Street, Cottonwood, California 96022, United States
Phone (530) 347-4737
Phone (530) 347-4737
Projects that require plan submittal and approval to the Cottonwood Fire Protection District.
New construction of residential and commercial buildings. That meet any one of the following conditions.
· New building construction
· Require fire sprinklers
· Increase square footage of existing building(s) on parcel
· Garage/storage conversions to livable space
· Repair or restore damage caused by fire
· Building change of use (Includes residential care facilities)
Plan checks will not be required for the following project types.
Swimming pools/hot tubs
Solar, generators, backup power systems.
Communication tower alterations/additions.
Non-enclosed carports or patio covers.
(defined as being open on 2 or more sides)
EXCEPTIONS
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FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE
Project locations are verified against official Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps issued by the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to determine whether the site is within a Moderate, High, or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
All construction projects located within Fire Hazard submitted for review are evaluated for compliance with the
California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Title 24, Part 7).
Plans must demonstrate compliance with required Wildland-Urban Interface construction standards prior to approval. Plan approval is contingent upon meeting all WUI provisions and any locally adopted amendments.
Fire-Hazard Plan Checklist (pdf)
DownloadPLAN REVIEW PROCESS
Plan review submittals must be completed in-person, no other forms of submittal will be accepted.
Plan sets must be bound by staples or post binding, in order by page number.
Loose plan sets will NOT be accepted. We do NOT offer printing or binding services.
Once your plans have been approved, pickup is completed in person payment via check or money order, we DO NOT accept credit/debit or cash.
EXPEDITING OPTIONS
SETBACK EXCEPTIONS
INSPECTION PROCESS & SCHEDULING
530-347-4737 Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm. (Same day request will. not be accepted)
REMINDER FOR INSPECTIONS
A representative must be present during the inspection process; this individual must be able to answer related project questions. In addition, the Fire Department “Red Card”, Shasta County permit card and approved plans must be present during all fire inspections. Inspection windows are typically from 10am - 12noon, a representative must be on-site for the entire inspection window. We DO NOT call ahead.
WE DO NOT DO SAME DAY INSPECTIONS
Fire Inspections are required to be scheduled prior to Shasta County Building Inspections.
The Cottonwood Fire Protection District is the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) within our map boundaries. Our Fire District is not Governed by State or County Government Agency. Including CALFIRE and the Shasta County Building Department. However, we do work closely with these agencies and others to insure health and life safety of the community.
Some building and or fire codes may vary between agencies, homeowners and contractors should verify requirements prior to project start and prior to any scheduled inspections.
Cottonwood-CA-Fire-District2 (pdf)
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