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Municipality

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Pleasant Grove

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Notice of Adopted Ordinances

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Notice Title

Ordinance 2026-010

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Ordinance, Fire Code

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Notice

Event Start Date & Time

March 4, 2026 02:00 PM

Description/Agenda

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-010 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9 'BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION' CHAPTER 8 'FIRE CODE' ADDING SUBSECTION 2 ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The City is authorized by Utah Code § 10-8-84 to 'pass all ordinances and rules, and make all regulations . . . as are necessary and proper to provide for the safety and preserve the health, and promote the prosperity, improve the morals, peace and good order, comfort, and convenience of the city and its inhabitants. . .'; and WHEREAS, the purpose of this ordinance is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Pleasant Grove; and WHEREAS, the Utah State Legislature has adopted a Wildland-Urban Interface ('WUI') Code to mitigate fire risks associated with wildland urban interface property within the State of Utah; and WHEREAS, the Code provides safeguards to protect life and property from fire and explosion hazards in higher risk areas of the state; and WHEREAS, House Bill 48 of the 2024 legislative session enacted provisions requiring counties and municipalities to adopt the State WUI Code; and WHEREAS, Adoption was delayed until the State produced a finalized WUI map; and WHEREAS, said map has recently been finalized and adopted by Pleasant Grove City on January 20, 2026; and WHEREAS, City desires to be in compliance with State Code requirements; and WHEREAS, adoption of the WUI Code provides new building code standards for properties located in higher risk areas of the WUI map; and WHEREAS, adoption of this Code addresses responsibilities and financial liability for fire mitigation and firefighting activities in the Wildland-Urban Interface areas; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, the City Council held a public meeting on March 3, 2026 to consider these ordinance changes; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the hearing, the council adopted and approved the proposed ordinance amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of Pleasant Grove City, Utah County, Utah as follows: NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Pleasant Grove City Council as follows: Section 1. Title 9 'Buildings and Construction' Chapter 8 'Fire Code' is hereby adopted and amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 8 FIRE CODE SECTION: 2 9-8-2: Wildland-Urban Interface Code Adopted by Reference 9-8-2 WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE: Consistent with Title 65A, Chapter 8, Management of Forest Lands and Fire Control, (U.C.A. 1953, as amended) the current edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, 20006 edition, adopted by the State of Utah, is approved and adopted as the Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the city. As new editions of the code are adopted by the state (by statute or administrative regulation), this chapter shall be interpreted to refer to the same editions as those adopted by the state. This adopted code is by this reference made a part of this Chapter to the same extent and effect as though the code were copied in full in this chapter. One copy of the code shall be filed in the office of the fire chief for use and examination by the public. Section 2. SEVERABILITY. The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this Ordinance are severable. If any such section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phases of this Ordinance. Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and posting as provided by law. Section 4. APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Pleasant Grove City, Utah County, Utah, this 3rd day of March 2026.

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Meeting Location

70 South 100 East
Pleasant Grove, UT 84062
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Contact Name

Wendy Thorpe

Contact Email

wthorpe@pgcity.org

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

March 04, 2026 01:19 PM

Notice Last Edited On

March 04, 2026 01:19 PM

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