Council split on timeline for defensible-space code; 0–5-foot zone emerges as priority
Councilors signaled broad support for prioritizing the 0–5-foot defensible-space zone, but were split on whether to direct staff to draft enforceable municipal code immediately or to build education and incentive pilots first.
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Councilors at the workshop repeatedly endorsed the 0–5-foot strip immediately adjacent to homes as the highest-priority mitigation area. Staff and fire officials cited data indicating that properties with 0–5 mitigation have markedly higher survival rates in recent regional fires.
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