NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE COLORADO WILDFIRE RESILIENCY CODE
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Lake City, Colorado, will hold a public hearing to receive public comment concerning the proposed adoption of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code.
The public hearing will take place on: Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m., or as close thereafter as possible
Location: Armory Multi-Purpose Room
Address: 230 N. Bluff Street, Lake City, Colorado 81235
The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comments regarding the proposed adoption of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, which establishes minimum standards intended to reduce wildfire risk to life and property through structure hardening, defensible space, and related wildfire-resiliency measures in areas identified as being within the wildland-urban interface.
The Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code was promulgated by the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Board, within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado Department of Public Safety. Senate Bill 23-166 established the Wildfire Resiliency Code Board for the purpose of adopting statewide codes and standards related to hardening structures and reducing fire risk in defensible space in the wildland-urban interface. The applicable state rule is codified at 8 CCR 1507-39, titled “The Adoption of Minimum Codes and Standards for Hardening Structures and Reducing Fire Risk in the Defensible Space Surrounding Structures in the Wildland-Urban Interface.” The rule was adopted on July 1, 2025, and became effective on August 30, 2025.
Copies of the proposed adopting ordinance, the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, and any proposed local amendments or associated materials are on file with the Town Clerk and are available for public inspection during regular business hours at Lake City Town Hall, 230 N. Bluff Street, Lake City, Colorado 81235. Copies may also be made available through the Town's website or by contacting the Town Clerk at (970) 944-2333.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and provide comments. Written comments may be submitted before the hearing to the Town Clerk at:
Town of Lake City
Attn: Town Clerk
P.O. Box 544
Lake City, Colorado 81235
Phone: (970) 944-2333
Email: townclerk@townoflakecity.co
The Board of Trustees may continue the public hearing from time to time, consider amendments, and take action on the proposed ordinance following the public hearing.
Published by order of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Lake City, Colorado.
TOWN OF LAKE CITY, COLORADO
By: Town Clerk, Christina Bowman
Published by Silver World Publishing
(The Lake City Silver World)
Lake City, Colorado
Publication Dates: May 1 & May 8, 2026