Council urged to adopt 2024 WUI code after state bill passes; staff to clarify mapping discrepancy
Staff recommended adopting the 2024 Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) code now that a state bill passed, and flagged a discrepancy between a Brianne Liston email map and the state website’s map showing most of Eureka as high-risk; staff will confirm which map the state recommends.
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City staff reviewed Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) adoption steps and recommended moving to adopt the 2024 WUI code following a recent legislative change. The presenter said the required steps for adoption are to pass an ordinance, adopt a high-risk map, and sign the cooperative Wildfire Suppression (CWS) agreement; they noted that a bill passed in the most recent legislative session requiring adoption of the 2024 code rather than the older 2006 version.
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