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Cottonwood Heights staff brief council on House Bill 48 WUI rules, maps and potential fees
Summary
City planners and fire staff briefed the council on House Bill 48 obligations to adopt a wildland-urban interface code and map by Jan. 1, 2026, clarified the code applies to new construction and building-permit work, and summarized possible state-administered fees and appeal procedures.
City planning and fire staff told the Cottonwood Heights City Council on Nov. 18 that House Bill 48 requires municipalities to adopt a wildland-urban interface (WUI) building and fire code and to promulgate a WUI map based on state data.
"House Bill 48 last year... requires all cities to adopt the WUI code," staff said, noting the statutory adoption deadline of Jan. 1, 2026 and the risk that failure to adopt could jeopardize state wildfire mitigation funding. Staff said the city’s draft ordinance uses the state-provided structure-exposure data and…
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