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Layton staff explain HB48-driven wildfire code change, map redraw and fireworks limits
Summary
Fire officials told the council that House Bill 48 requires adoption of the 2006 Utah Wildland Urban Interface code and a WUI map for program eligibility; staff proposed shrinking the mapped area to reduce unintended restrictions and noted mapped WUI areas will ban fireworks under the code.
City fire staff briefed the council on proposed code amendments required by House Bill 48 and on a recommended update to Layton’s Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) map.
Deputy Fire Marshal Gavin Moffitt said HB48 requires cities that participate in the state Cooperative Wildfire System (CWS) to adopt the Utah WUI code (2006) and to maintain a WUI map that aligns mitigation resources and risk. Participation in the CWS provides a state reimbursement mechanism for large fires when a city demonstrates prevention and mitigation work, Moffitt said.
Staff proposed narrowing the…
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