Council adopts Community Development Code amendments to add Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code

Community Development staff — Daniel Alvarado and Amy Ward — with input from Chief Building Official Lars Forsythe and Town Forester Rodney Walters, presented proposed Community Development Code amendments to incorporate the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (CWRC). The mayor opened a public hearing and public comment was received from Doug Tooley. On a motion by Huascar E. Gomez seconded by Alline Arguelles the council voted (7–0) to approve the ordinance on second reading with additional amendments to chapters 1 and 2 of the CWRC, an effective date of July 1, 2026, and a clarification that fees may be adjusted by resolution; administrivia edits to part XIII of section 1B were also approved.