Larimer County adopts 2024 building codes, drops 35-acre wildfire exemption
Larimer County approved the 2024 building-code updates, including the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, and separately voted to remove a state-law exemption that would have exempted 35-acre parcels with a single residence from wildfire-code permit requirements.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Larimer County moved to adopt the 2024 editions of the International building and specialty codes and the state-required Colorado wildfire resiliency and solar/electric-ready codes, and the Planning Commission recommended the Board of County Commissioners adopt the package with two notable changes: removing a narrow state exemption for '35-acre' parcels and adopting the wildfire-resiliency requirements countywide for unincorporated areas.
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