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Town attorney briefs Silver Cliff trustees on proposed Colorado wildfire-resiliency building-code mandate
Summary
Town Attorney Dan Slater presented information about a proposed state building code tied to Colorado's wildfire resiliency efforts and the expectation that municipalities adopt provisions for wildfire urban-interface areas. The board received the presentation; no formal action was recorded.
Town Attorney Dan Slater presented the board with a discussion about a proposed building-code change tied to Colorado's wildfire resiliency mandate during the March 3 meeting. According to the minutes, Slater outlined the state's expectation that towns consider code changes addressing wildfire urban-interface areas; the minutes record a presentation/discussion but no motion or vote.
The minutes do not include the specific statutory citation or text of any draft code language. No adoption, directive to staff, or timeline for local action is recorded in the minutes.
The discussion was recorded under New Business and was presented to trustees and attendees including the Wet Mountain Fire Chief and a county commissioner, who were present at the meeting.
