BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—Breckenridge has adopted a defensible-space ordinance designed to protect homes from wildfires. But some complain it’s too costly.
The ordinance requires residents to have their properties inspected and that trees marked for removal because they’re too close to homes be cut down by July 2012. That includes trees within 30 feet of homes and other structures, plus certain plantings in what’s called a “reduced fuel zone” extending 75 feet out.
The town council adopted the regulation by a 5-to-2 vote Tuesday.
Residents complained the town once required them to plant certain landscaping—so the ordinance exempts that. Others worry about the cost. Resident Rick Bly says he’s already spent $1,500 on tree removal.
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Information from: Summit Daily News,
