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New statute lets property owners clear vegetation to meet WUI defensible‑space rules in many cases
Summary
House Bill 215 prevents local ordinances from prohibiting property owners from removing vegetation when removal is required to meet Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) defensible‑space standards; the change is limited to WUI‑designated areas and contains exceptions for recorded plat restrictions and slope/flood controls.
Representative Peterson, speaking during the ULCT webinar, summarized House Bill 215’s central compromise: local land‑use rules cannot prohibit a property owner from removing vegetation from portions of their property when removal is required to meet the defensible‑space requirements of the 2024 WUI code in designated wildland urban interface areas.
Peterson said the statute targets situations where a property owner faces conflicting directives—where a…
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