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Council briefed on Wildland‑Urban Interface steps and cooperative agreement
Summary
Staff urged the council to adopt a model building code, a local high‑risk map and sign the CWS cooperative agreement to address wildfire interface concerns; a pending bill could later require a 2024 code update.
Shay told the council that municipalities facing wildfire‑interface issues are generally advised to take three steps: adopt the 2006 model code (with future requirement possibly changing pending legislation), adopt a high‑risk map for the municipality and sign the CWS cooperative agreement. Shay said Brianne Liston circulated the city's high‑risk map and that he could draft an ordinance for council consideration.
Shay cautioned that adopting a code or map can carry local implications — including mapping higher‑risk parcels that could change property charges; he recommended more time for detailed review and suggested commissioners attend a county meeting for additional context. "Number 1, adopt the 2006 code... number 2... adopt your high risk map, and then number 3, sign the CWS agreement," Shay said. Council members asked for more time to review the materials and for staff to return with draft ordinance language.
