State wildfire resiliency code will require Pitkin to adopt standards for new construction
Trustees were alerted that Colorado’s wildfire resiliency code (adopted after a 2023 bill) will require jurisdictions to adopt the standard by April with full implementation by July; the code applies to new construction and will require a local wildfire resiliency manager and planning work in Pitkin, which is mapped as high‑intensity.
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The chair warned trustees that Colorado’s newly adopted wildfire resiliency code will become mandatory for jurisdictions and that Pitkin is mapped as a high‑intensity area requiring adoption. He said the change arises from a 2023 bill that established a wildfire resiliency code board and set a timeline for local adoption; "it's part of the... code... all of your exterior finishes on your house, if you're building a new house, have to be fire resistant," he said, emphasizing the code applies to new construction and is not retroactive.
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