State wildfire-resiliency code is required; Ridgway planning commission recommends adoption
Commissioners heard that the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code is a state-required minimum for habitable structures in wildfire interface areas and recommended adoption without local appendices; staff and commissioners discussed exemptions and long-term owner responsibilities.
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At the public hearing, staff emphasized that adoption of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (WRC) is a state minimum and that Ridgway falls into a moderate-intensity classification that will require class-two provisions for most of town. "On July 1st, 2025, the state of Colorado adopted this code which establishes the minimum requirements for structural hardening with the goal of safeguarding life property um and reducing the potential spread of fire," Angie said while summarizing the state timeline and key elements.
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