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Council advances wildfire‑hardening and water‑wise landscape ordinance to third reading with amendments
Summary
Council passed Ordinance 87‑21 with amendments to balance water conservation, urban canopy and wildfire resilience; key changes include removing a blanket tree‑removal requirement, adding limbing‑up standards, clarifying scope triggers, and planning tree/plant lists to be managed through a city‑manager rule.
Boulder's City Council passed Ordinance 87‑21 with amendments and scheduled it for third reading after deliberation over wildfire mitigation and water‑wise landscaping standards.
Carl Geiler (Planning & Development Services) framed the ordinance as two related initiatives—wildfire hardening and water‑wise landscaping—intended to reduce fire risk while preserving tree canopy and urban cooling. He said the code update would move technical specifications into a landscape manual administered by the city manager so the city can adapt the plant list and guidance more quickly.
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