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Board moves to reinstate state WUI standards, removing local ban on fire‑retardant treated wood
Summary
The board voted to introduce an ordinance reverting county Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) rules to state code and to remove county-added sections that limited fire-retardant treated wood in new construction; staff said fire marshal review and permit conditions will still address site-specific safety.
The Board of Supervisors voted to introduce an ordinance that would revert Marin County’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code to the state model and remove seven locally added sections that limited the use of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) in new construction within WUI and fire hazard safety zones.
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