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Lindon Council opens public hearing on adopting state Wildland-Urban Interface code
Summary
Lindon City staff presented a proposed ordinance to adopt the 2006 Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code required by Utah House Bill 48; council opened a public hearing and staff said the state WUI map is still pending, that the code generally applies to new construction and qualifying modifications, and that cost impacts are not yet known.
Lindon City Council opened a public hearing to consider an ordinance amendment adopting the 2006 Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code after the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 48 requiring municipal adoption.
Planning Director Mike Florence told the council the state has adopted the WUI code and HB48 directs cities to incorporate the 2006 International Code Council WUI provisions into local regulations; Lindon staff prepared a proposed amendment to Title 15.08 to fulfill that mandate. "This past legislative session ... the Utah legislature passed house bill 48," Florence said, framing the ordinance as a compliance action with state law.
The ordinance as presented would apply primarily to new single-family homes, certain additions and detached…
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