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Fountain council adopts wildfire resiliency code items required by state law; council to refine local map
Summary
Council approved first reading of the statewide Wildfire Resiliency Code and adopted an updated 2021 fire code on second reading. Staff warned the WRC can require material or siding changes when remodels exceed thresholds and said the city will develop a local map to refine which properties are in the wildland‑urban interface.
Chief Graham and fire staff asked the council to adopt the state’s Wildfire Resiliency Code (WRC) and to update the city’s locally adopted fire code. The WRC is required under Senate Bill 23‑166 and applies to structures in the wildland‑urban interface (WUI), including material and defensible‑space requirements for new construction and some remodels.
Chief Graham said the state provides a map and classification levels (low, moderate, high)…
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