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Centennial adopts Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code for mapped WUI areas; 7–2 vote
Summary
Centennial City Council voted 7–2 on April 7 to adopt the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and state map for mapped wildland-urban interface areas, applying structure-hardening and defensible-space rules to roughly 1,500 acres and about 780 parcels in the city; staff will begin targeted outreach ahead of the code's June 30, 2026 effective date.
Centennial’s City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-O-03 on April 7, approving the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code and associated state map for the city’s mapped wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas. Mayor Pro Tem Tharpe moved the measure; the motion carried 7–2, with councilmembers Bull and Sheehan recorded as opposed.
Staff presentations described the measure as a construction- and site-focused safety standard intended to reduce the risk of structure-to-structure wildfire spread. Planning Manager Michael Grama said the city’s three mapped WUI areas total about 1,500 acres — roughly 8% of the city’s land area — and affect about 780 legal parcels, approximately 740 of which are residential. Grama said the…
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