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Fire marshal briefs Planning Commission on 2024 Wildland‑Urban Interface code: wider zone C increases reach of requirements
Summary
Austin Fire Department and code staff briefed the Planning Commission on the 2024 Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) code update, which formalizes proximity zones and hardening requirements, expands Zone C coverage and clarifies implementation. The item was a briefing only; no action was taken.
City of Austin fire and code officials briefed the Planning Commission on proposed updates to the City’s Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) code, aligning local amendments with the 2024 International WUI Code and clarifying local implementation and mapping.
Stephen Truesdale, Austin Fire Department marshal, told commissioners that the 2024 WUI code replaces the 2015 framework adopted locally in 2018 and emphasizes limiting local amendments in favor of the base code and the city’s Fire Protection Criteria Manual. “One of the directives that we were given was to minimize a number of local amendments and emphasize the base code whenever possible,” Truesdale said.
Key changes and intent: The update renames proximity classes as Zone A, B and C; clarifies structure hardening standards for roofs, eaves,…
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