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Santaquin staff warn HB 48 could raise housing costs as council readies WUI code and map
Summary
City staff told the Santaquin City Council that state rulemaking attached to House Bill 48 will require cities to adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface code and map by year'end, and warned a state high-risk map and an annual state fee (estimated $20'$100) could increase housing and insurance costs; staff will return with an action item to adopt the 2006 WUI code and a city boundary map on Dec. 2 or Dec. 16.
At a Nov. 18 Santaquin City Council work session, city staff laid out next steps tied to House Bill 48, the state's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) legislation, and urged the council to prepare to adopt a local WUI code and WUI boundary map before the end of the year.
City managers and fire staff told the council the bill has three components: a state-led rulemaking that will identify high-risk structures and establish a state fee; a state-derived high-risk map that the state will use to assess that fee; and a city-level requirement to adopt a WUI boundary and a local WUI code. "We're being forced as a city'and all cities'to adopt a WUI code and a WUI map by December 31," the city manager said, adding that the rulemaking remains unfinished and that staff have received conflicting…
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