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Title: Ouray County , CO -- Wildfire Hazard Mitigation Regulations
Type: Regulatory
Jurisdiction: County
State: Colorado
Program Description: Ouray County, CO is a largely rural, low population density area with little rainfall. It contains extensive forests along with high desert lands. County officials have recognized the area's high risk from catastrophic wildfire and have adopted these Wildfire Mitigation Regulations to safeguard life and property. The defensible space standards excerpted below were adopted by Ouray County Board of County Commissioners on November 3, 1997. The standards apply to all new residential structures. The guidelines may be viewed in their entirety on the Ouray County website.

24. WILDFIRE MITIGATION REGULATIONS

24.1 PURPOSE

These regulations are for the purpose of reducing the threat of wildfire and the resulting damage to property as a result of fire. Ouray County has extensive forested and high desert lands that are subject to drought conditions that significantly increase the fire danger. Most of the County is a rural environment with relatively low density and with many residential dwellings located in forested or semi-forested areas. Ouray County is served by three locally based volunteer fire departments with specific district responsibilities and by the Montrose Fire District on the north end of the County. A significant amount of the County is not included in a fire district and some private properties do not have fire-fighting service available.

These regulations are intended primarily to improve the fire safety of structures and to reduce the threat of personal injury or residential loss of life and/or property resulting from fires. Implementation of accepted fire safety techniques and the availability of on-site fire fighting capability, primarily the availability of an adequate source of water, will reduce the potential for personal injury or death and/or the loss of property from fires.

24.2 APPLICABILITY

These regulations apply to:

  • New Regular Planned Unit Developments (PUD's) receiving Preliminary Plan approval after the date these regulations are adopted.
  • Intrafamily and Limited Planned Unit Developments (PUD's) are exempted from these regulations at the subdivision approval stage; however, residential structures constructed on Intrafamily and Limited PUD's are subject to these regulations upon application for a building permit.
  • All new residential structures.
  • Residential structures existing at the date these regulations are adopted, that are increased 50% or more in total square footage of living area.
  • Accessory structures, except those that include a residential dwelling unit, are exempted from these regulations.
  • Resort Planned Unit Developments will be required to meet Uniform Fire Code regulations and other requirements deemed necessary as part of the approval of those development plans. Some sections of these regulations may be incorporated in developing the specific fire mitigation plan for a Resort PUD.



24.5 REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

A. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS

(1) General: As part of the preliminary development plan submittal, the applicant will be required to provide an assessment of the location of the proposed development and a written report to include:

(b)An assessment of the vegetation coverage on the parcel and recommendations for reducing the wildfire hazard on the entire parcel, including the buildable areas as staked and identified on the preliminary plan plat, using Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Bulletin No. 6.302 , ("Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones") as the guideline. By Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners, the County may use updates of this bulletin or replace it with another standard.

Contact Information

For additional information, please contact:

Greg Moberg
Ouray County Land Use & Planning
PO Box 28
111 Mall Rd.
Ridgway, CO 81432

Telephone: 970/626-9775
Email: [email protected]

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