The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority is charged with clearing flammable material from roadsides and forests, a job that involves cumbersome regulations in the coastal zone, where even pulling weeds can require a coastal permit.
To streamline the process, the agency is seeking state approval of a regulatory framework whose name conjures roads and bridges rather than forests: a public works plan, or P.W.P.
Marin Wildfire staff presented their draft plan at the Dance Palace…