21-1-1 Purpose
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(1) This chapter presents minimum development criteria for the protection of life and property from a
wildfire. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the development, construction, alteration, moving, repair, maintenance and use of any subdivision, building, structure or premises within the wildland/urban interface areas.
(2) Buildings or structures constructed, moved into or within the wildland/urban interface shall comply with the provisions of this chapter for new buildings or structures.
(3) This regulation is intended to mitigate the risk to life and structures from intrusion of fire from wildland fires, fire exposures from adjacent structures and to mitigate structure fires from spreading to wildlands.
(4) The unrestricted use of property in wildland/urban interface areas is a potential threat to life and property from fire and resulting erosion. (Ord. 2024-12, 10/1/24; Ord. 2007-08, 3/13/07)
20-2 Residential facilities for elderly persons · 21-1-2 Conditional Uses