§ 8.61.030. Purpose.

Thirteen thousand six hundred ninety-six (13,696) homes were destroyed by the Camp Fire in the Town of Paradise and surrounding unincorporated areas. This disaster has created a need for housing on a scale that cannot be accommodated through the existing available housing in the town. To meet the immediate need for housing, the town relaxed some building and zoning regulations in a prior ordinance to allow for additional temporary housing. However, this additional temporary housing may not be sufficient to meet the large and immediate need. This chapter relaxes some building and zoning regulations to allow for additional temporary housing inside the Camp Fire affected area. Persons moving back to the area do so at their own risk and should make themselves aware of the health hazards of doing so. The chapter allows persons to place temporary housing on an eligible property. The purpose of this chapter is to develop reasonable standards that allow persons to move back into the Camp Fire affected area while a massive debris removal program is implemented and, at the same time, provide interim shelter for Town residents on private property during this housing crisis.

(Ord. No. 575, § 4, 2-4-2019)