PUBLIC NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that during its regular meeting of September 11, 2025, the Hideout Town Council adopted Ordinance 2025-O-11, amending the Town’s Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Code.

The ordinance updated Table 603.2 of the WUI Code to strengthen defensible space requirements around residential and commercial structures. Specifically, the amendments:

•    Prohibit combustible vegetation, plants, trees, and groundcover (including bark or mulch) within 5 to 10 feet of walls, eaves, and decks.

•    Apply these restrictions to all new landscaping installations and any replacement or refreshing of existing vegetation or groundcover by property owners, builders, developers, contractors, occupants, or HOAs after September 29, 2025.

Complete copies of Ordinance 2025-O-11 and Exhibit A can be reviewed online at https://hideout.municipalcodeonline.com/, https://hideoututah.gov/hideout-town-ordinances/, or in person at the office of the Hideout Recorder during normal business hours.

Alicia Fairbourne
Recorder for Hideout
Published and posted on September 29, 2025