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Timnath staff recommends townwide Class 1 adoption of Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, Class 2 for orange zones
Summary
Town staff recommended Timnath adopt the state's Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code with Class 1 requirements townwide and apply Class 2 only to higher-intensity orange zones, saying most new construction already meets Class 1 standards and that map amendments would be costly.
Town staff urged the Timnath Town Council on Feb. 10 to adopt the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code by the statewide deadline of April 1, 2026, recommending the town set Class 1 standards for the entire municipality while applying the stricter Class 2 standards only in the state-mapped orange (higher-intensity) areas.
Director Scott Robinson, who presented the overview, said the statewide code adopted in 2025 sets minimum design and material requirements intended to reduce structure ignition in the wildland-urban interface. He described the state's hexagonal intensity mapping and told the council that amending the state map to change local designations can cost roughly $200,000 in data collection and justification. "It's complicated and very expensive for us to go and amend the map," Robinson said.
Robinson…
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