Parker, CO Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code
- State reference
- 8 C.C.R. § 1507-39
- Adopting ordinance
- Ordinance 4.119, 2026
- Code official
- Chief Building Official, Building Division
- Maximum fine
- $499 per violation, per day
Summary
The Town of Parker adopted the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code by reference under Chapter 11.21, applying its wildland-urban interface standards to construction, defensible space and hazard classification within Town limits, enforced by the Chief Building Official.
Pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Town of Parker Home Rule Charter, the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, established on July 1, 2025, through 8 C.C.R. §1507-39, as published by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated into this Chapter as though fully set forth herein. Except as otherwise provided hereafter, such code is adopted in full, including the outline of contents, index and appendixes contained therein.
Full Breakdown
Under Home Rule Charter Section 7.7, the Town Council adopted the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, established July 1, 2025 through 8 C.C.R. Section 1507-39, as the Parker Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Ordinance 4.119, 2026), codified at Chapter 11.21. The Town deleted the code's Appendices A, B and C and added a new administrative Section 100 tying permits, construction documents, inspections and enforcement to Parker's existing Building Code, Fire Code and Administrative Code, with the more restrictive provision controlling in a conflict (Section 100.5). Section 101.4 gained an exception letting the code official defer enforcement of provisions triggered solely by a property's currently mapped Fire Intensity Classification while a reclassification application is pending, so long as public safety is not compromised.
Section 103.1, as amended, names the Town of Parker Chief Building Official as the code official, with the Building Division implementing and enforcing the code. A certified copy is on file with the Town Clerk for inspection weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is posted on the Building Division's webpage. Violations of Chapter 11.21 or the adopted Wildfire Resiliency Code are misdemeanors under Section 11.21.060, and the Town disclaims civil liability for enforcement or nonenforcement under the Governmental Immunity Act, Section 24-10-101, C.R.S.
Violations & Fines
Section 11.21.060 makes any violation of Chapter 11.21 or the adopted Wildfire Resiliency Code a misdemeanor carrying a fine of up to $499 per violation, with each day a violation continues after notice treated as a separate offense. Section 100.4 also ties enforcement, including stop-work orders and abatement, to the notice and penalty procedures already established in Parker's Building Code, Fire Code and Administrative Code.
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