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Planning commission recommends state-mandated WUI code and map after public concerns about cost and wildlife
Summary
Santaquin’s planning commission unanimously recommended that the city council adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code and associated map required by House Bill 48, while public speakers raised concerns about development impacts, wildlife and increased building costs.
The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 9 to recommend that the City Council adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code and map required under House Bill 48. Commissioners voted separately to forward the WUI code and then the WUI map; both recommendations were unanimous.
City staff and fire leadership recommended adopting the 2006 WUI code for now, saying the older code is established at the state level and that adopting the newer 2021 or 2024 versions could leave the city in regulatory limbo. Staff said the city must adopt both a code and a map by Jan. 1, 2026. "If we do not adopt the code and we…
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