8-3B-1: PURPOSE:
The purpose of this article is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing standards to:
   A.   Minimize the potential of spreading fire from wildland areas to structures;
   B.   Establish special standards that apply to new construction, alteration, moving, or change of use of habitable structures, with the intent to reduce the threat of loss of life and property from fire;
   C.   Require vehicle turnouts on new private roads with the intent to provide better emergency access to remote areas; and
   D.   Require that new subdivisions and planned unit developments provide water supply systems and suitable access for firefighting crews, with the intent to increase the resources available to such crews and minimize the spread of fire. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000)