Detached ADU — 9526 Babauta Rd, San Diego CA 92129

Permits & approvals required

No permit unique to this section — covered by the project's building permit (see Permits → Permit Requirements).

Review disciplines

• Fire reviewRequired
  Fire & life-safety review; escalates with access, size, and wildland-urban-interface location.
  SD Fire-Rescue — Defensible Space
  From the code

  • homeowners to use materials or construction methods that are not specifically listed in the code if they provide the same level of fire resistance. If a product or design can be shown—through testing or reliable documentation—to resist embers, heat, and flames as well ... approved method, it may be accepted by the Fire Code Official. Defensible Space. The buffer that a responsible person is required to create or maintain on a property between a structure that could ignite in the event of a fire. Drip Line. The line — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 12
  • vegetation, and low sap or resin content, that make them less likely to ignite or contribute heat or spread flame in a fire. Fire-Smart vegetation may include both native and ornamental species when their growth characteristics and maintenance reduce ignition potential. Fuel Modification Zone ... strip of land where combustible vegetation has been thinned or modified, or both, and may be partially or totally replaced with approved Fire-Smart or irrigated plants or both, to provide an acceptable level of risk from vegetation fires. Fuel modification reduces the radiant — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 12

Submittal requirements

• Defensible-space / WUI planConditionaltriggered by: wuiFireHazardZone, brushManagement
  Brush-management plan and ignition-resistant (Ch. 7A) construction details.
  Very-high fire hazard / brush-management zone.
  SD Fire-Rescue — Defensible Space
  From the code

  • education and voluntary compliance during the first year of implementation, with enforcement beginning on or after February 28, 2027. An individual compliance plan may be established to allow property owners sufficient time to fully comply with these regulations where a specific violation has been observed ... their property. A generalized citywide compliance plan on page 14 outlines a phased enforcement approach. If compliance cannot be achieved, homeowners may be given the option to sign an affidavit acknowledging that the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has identified a condition posed by materials — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 10
  • blocking to prevent ember intrusion into the attic or other enclosed spaces. 7. Inspect exterior siding for dry rot, gaps, cracks and warping. Caulk or plug gaps greater than 1/8 inch in siding and replace any damaged boards, including those with dry rot. 8. Install ... that have at least one pane of tempered glass. Choose products that have been approved and labeled as OSFM Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Products. 10. When it’s time to replace your siding or deck, use noncombustible, ignition-resistant, or other OSFM-approved Wildland-Urban — SD Fire Defensible Space Guidelines, p. 21