{"id":"colorado-cwrc-permits-vinyl-fencing","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"title":"Colorado's wildfire code writes an explicit exception for vinyl fencing","kind":"code-permits-unexpected","summary":"CWRC Section 502.4.1 requires fencing within 8 feet of a regulated structure, or up to the property line where that is nearer, to be noncombustible or ignition-resistant. It then carries one exception, in full - \"Vinyl fencing. Vinyl fencing may be allowed.\" The permission is discretionary rather than automatic, so a local code official can still refuse it, and the state minimum only applies where a jurisdiction has adopted the code and mapped the parcel. Confirm with the building official before specifying vinyl inside the 8-foot band.","asOf":"2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z","scopeKind":"standard","scopeRef":"cwrc-2025","relatedCategories":["fencing"],"sources":[{"title":"2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, Section 502.4.1","url":"https://dfpc.colorado.gov/colorado-wildfire-resiliency-code","publisher":"Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control","sourceType":"official","accessedOn":"2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"502.4.1 Fencing. Fencing within 8 feet of a structure regulated by this code or up to the property line when the property line is less than 8 feet away from the structure shall be constructed with noncombustible or ignition-resistant materials. Exception: Vinyl fencing. Vinyl fencing may be allowed."}],"author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"reviewed","lastVerified":"2026-08-29T00:00:00.000Z","verifiedBy":"Grayson Graham","reviewNotes":"Drafted 2026-08-29 from the official Colorado DFPC web edition, read directly rather than from the requirement-coverage audit, which paraphrases. Section 502.4.1 quoted verbatim in the source note. Filed under the new code-permits-unexpected kind because the six original kinds all describe a product or installation falling short and none fits a code permitting what the field assumes is banned."}}