Planning commission moves to align county land‑use code with Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code
Commissioners recommended amendments to section 5‑46 to reference the statewide Wildfire Resiliency Code, require wildfire mitigation plans for PUDs/SUPs/subdivisions, encourage burying utilities in new subdivisions, and add review criteria to improve safety in the wildland‑urban interface.
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Staff presented amendments to San Miguel County’s land‑use code to align local standards with the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (adopted by the county and required by SB23‑166). The proposed edits replace locally duplicated building‑material standards with references to the state code, harmonize terminology (wildland‑urban interface/WUI), and add land‑use review expectations for larger applications.
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