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Utah County delays vote on rewritten fire-prevention code after lengthy discussion over remodel triggers and yurts
Summary
County commissioners continued proposed changes to Chapter 9 (fire prevention and protection), asking staff to add a consistent definition of "temporary" and resolve conflicts with state building and fire codes before returning in two weeks.
Utah County commissioners on the regular agenda moved to continue a proposed rewrite of Chapter 9, the countyfire prevention and protection code, after more than an hour of discussion about when remodels must meet current wildland-urban interface (WUI) standards and how the code should treat tents and yurts.
Kirk Bertelsen, Utah County fire marshal, said the review was prompted by earlier conversations about yurts and cabins and that the proposed change would require substantial remodels to meet current WUI standards. "What started all this was the conversation that we've had…
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