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Council says House Bill 48 will require town adoption of Wildland-Urban Interface rules, urges homeowner mitigation
Summary
Council members and staff said a recent state change tied to House Bill 48 will require Interlaken to adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface code and map, that most town properties are shown as high risk, and that the town will rework a draft ordinance and schedule public outreach with fire-district staff.
Interlaken27s council on Tuesday warned residents that a state-level change under House Bill 48 will require the town to adopt a Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code and the state-provided map, and that many properties in town are currently mapped as high risk.
The council27s chair told residents the town must adopt the applicable WUI code so the Wasatch Fire District will be able to provide firefighting support and state funding in the event of a wildfire. "If we had a fire tomorrow and we hadn't adopted this, we would get no cooperation from the state and funding to fight the fire," the chair said.
Bart, who was introduced by the chair as a town staff member, said…
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