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Uintah County fire official: Ballard has no high WUI hazard; updated map to be prepared
Summary
A Uintah County Fire Department representative told Ballard City’s March 18 combined work meeting that the state-classified Wildland-Urban Interface map shows no high-hazard areas in Ballard and that an updated map will be prepared for adoption at a future council meeting. Concerns about fees were raised and addressed.
Jeremy Raymond of the Uintah County Fire Department told the Ballard Combined City/Zoning work meeting on March 18 that the state’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) classification shows no areas within Ballard that currently rank as 'high' hazard.
Raymond described the code requirement for a defined WUI map and said jurisdictions must review that map periodically — he described annual reviews or a five-year evaluation option. He said the State scores structures on a 0-to-10 scale to indicate relative hazard levels. Raymond also stated that the city only needs to adopt the map because the code itself has already been adopted locally.
Council member Shaun Murray raised questions about whether adopting a WUI map would trigger new fees or extra requirements for property owners. Raymond responded that while some site requirements such as defensible-space tree practices may apply, 'no additional fees will be imposed.' The minutes record the exchange but do not include further specification of fee types or dollar amounts.
Raymond told the board he will prepare the updated WUI map and attend the next City Council meeting on April 7 to present it for the council’s consideration. The minutes do not show that the council took a formal vote at this work session; the item is expected to return for formal consideration at a future meeting.
