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Council adopts WUI map; proposed outdoor burning code revisions deferred
Summary
Farmington adopted a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) map based on FFSL 2025 data and state changes; staff said no residents will be assessed mitigation fees and the City won’t perform inspections. Proposed changes to outdoor burning rules were deferred because Council had not received a red-lined draft.
Farmington’s City Council voted unanimously to approve the City’s Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) map after a presentation by Fire Chief Shelby Willis.
Willis said Farmington used the Forestry Fire and State Lands (FFSL) High Risk WUI map published in December 2025 to identify risk levels (1 very low to 8 very high). He said most of Farmington’s areas scored in the moderate range, a small portion was high risk, and none were in the very high category. Willis told the Council that, under the state modifications referenced in staff materials, "no Farmington residents will be subject to a fee for a mitigation assessment, and the City will not have to provide inspections."
Separately, Willis proposed changes to the outdoor burning code to treat consumer barbecue pits like grills (10‑foot setback) and to reduce certain reckless burning offenses from a Class B to a Class C misdemeanor. City Attorney Paul Roberts said Council had not received a red‑lined version of the ordinance; the item was tabled at Roberts' request and will appear on a future agenda for formal consideration.
The WUI map and the burning ordinance procedural deferral were both recorded in the meeting minutes; no mitigation fees or City inspection programs for Farmington residents were announced at the meeting.
