Littleton, CO Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies only to
- parcels mapped in the WUI Classification layer
- State map
- Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map
- Enforcing agency
- Littleton Building Division code official
- Permit expires
- 180 days if work not started
- Grandfathered
- legal existing buildings, if not a danger
- Max penalty
- $2,650 fine, 364 days jail for adult
Summary
Littleton only applies its adopted 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code to parcels the state's current Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map classifies as WUI, covering construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings there. Legally existing structures and uses at those parcels stay grandfathered as long as they don't pose a distinct danger to life or property.
The provisions of this code shall only apply to parcels identified on the Classification layer within the most current version of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, repair, maintenance and use of any building, structure or premises within the applicable wildland-urban interface areas in this jurisdiction. Buildings or conditions in existence at the time of the adoption of this code are allowed to have their use or occupancy continued, if such condition, use or occupancy was legal at the time of the adoption of this code, provided that such continued use does not constitute a distinct danger to life or property.
Full Breakdown
2 limits the scope of Littleton's 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, as locally amended under Title 4, Chapter 1, to only the parcels shown on the Classification layer of the most current Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map, the state's statewide wildfire hazard mapping tool; inside that mapped area, the code governs the construction, alteration, movement, repair, maintenance and use of any building, structure or premises. Buildings or land uses that were legal when the code took effect can continue in their existing condition or use, provided the continuation doesn't create a distinct danger to life or property, but any building moved into or within a mapped parcel must meet the new-construction standards. 8). Littleton adopted the code's Appendix A general requirements and Appendix C fire hazard severity form unamended.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the adopted Wildland-Urban Interface Code, including construction on a mapped parcel without a permit or contrary to approved plans, is punished under Section 113.4, which routes enforcement to the General Penalty, City Code Section 1-4-1: up to $2,650 in fines and up to 364 days in jail for an adult, with each day of continued noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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