Parker, CO Environmental Rules: Defensible Space (2026)

Section 11.21.040 amends the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code as adopted in Chapter 11.21 and adds new Section 104.11, titled 'Ongoing Defensible Space Maintenance.' It states that once any work subject to the code is complete, all required defensible space must be continuously maintained in compliance with the code, and the maintenance duty runs with the land rather than expiring with the original permit holder, binding the property owner, homeowners' association, or other private entity with legal ownership or control of the property or common areas.

The same amendment package adds Section 501.3, applying the wildfire chapter to subdivision review, site plan review and departmental development review, and states that compliance is verified during the development approval process while ongoing upkeep is governed by Section 104.11. Because the duty runs with the land, a defensible-space obligation created for one owner or association carries forward automatically to a successor owner or HOA without a new agreement. Enforcement follows Section 11.21.050, which designates the Chief Building Official as the code official responsible for administering Chapter 11.21, and violations fall under the misdemeanor penalty in Section 11.21.060.