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Wildland Urban Interface in King County
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Summary
Shows the presence of relevant classifications of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area for properties in King County under the State Building Codes effective 10/29/23.
Building codes include new requirements for new or remodeled structures within the WUI area, as designated by Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR has published a map showing the designated WUI area.
This layer is derived from the DNR layer so that the public and County staff can know which new projects are subject to WUI requirements.
Description
Shows the presence of relevant classifications of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area for properties in King County under the State Building Codes effective 10/29/23.
Building codes include new requirements for new or remodeled structures within the WUI area, as designated by Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR has published a map showing the designated WUI area.
This layer is derived from the DNR layer so that the public and County staff can know which new projects are subject to WUI requirements.This layer represents a extract of the Washington Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) as mapped for 2019 by WA State Dept. of Natural Resources - Wildfire & Forest Health Divisions under consultation from the USFS Rocky Mtn Research Station.
The Dept was required by SB 6109 to map the WUI in WA State for the purpose of county-based building code adoptions.
The WUI depicts areas of WA where structures and wildland overlap with specific structure densities.
For more information about the WUI, please contact: ashley.blazina@dnr.wa.govAt the time of publication in August 2023, the DNR WUI map can be found at https://geo.wa.gov/maps/786aaa1dbbd748e6ae04bc43c8f127fe/explore?location=47.398007%2C-122.048367%2C12.8All areas designated as “interface” or “Intermix” in the DNR map are classified as “Wildland Urban Interface” area in this layer.
They are treated the same in building code regulation.
All areas designated as “Vegetated Uninhabited” in the state map should be classified as “Vegetated Uninhabited – Wildlands” in this layer.
Layer information
| Layer Name | wildland_urban_interface_area |
| Subject Category | Planning |
| Title | Wildland Urban Interface in King County |
| Feature Count | 2653 |
| Feature Type | Polygon |
| Spatial reference | EPSG:2926 |
| Control ID | 2923 |
| Place Keywords | Washington State, King County, WA, Pacific NW |
| Theme Keywords | Planning, Planningcadastre, Environment |
| Supplemental Information | None |
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Attribute information
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OBJECTID
From Esri |
Description
Internal feature number. DomainSequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. |
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WUI_CLASS
From King County |
Description
Relevant classifications of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area for properties in King County under the State Building Codes effective 10/29/23. DomainVegetated Uninhabited – Wildlands - Areas of wildland with no structures mapped Wildland Urban Interface - Areas where structures and wildand come into close contact |
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Shape
From Esri |
Description
Feature geometry. DomainCoordinates defining the features. |
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Shape.STArea()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the area of a geometry instance in square units, based on the spatial reference identifier (SRID) of the geometry. DomainDouble |
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Shape.STLength()
From SQL Server |
Description
Returns the total length of the elements in a geometry instance. DomainDouble |
Contact information
| Maintained by | DLS - Permitting |
| Primary |
Paul McCombs
paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of Use
| License | Terms of use and copyright |
Use this Data
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Links
How to use in ArcGIS Pro |
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| Sharing Status | Public |
Summary
Shows the presence of relevant classifications of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area for properties in King County under the State Building Codes effective 10/29/23.
Building codes include new requirements for new or remodeled structures within the WUI area, as designated by Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR has published a map showing the designated WUI area.
This layer is derived from the DNR layer so that the public and County staff can know which new projects are subject to WUI requirements.
Description
Shows the presence of relevant classifications of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) area for properties in King County under the State Building Codes effective 10/29/23.
Building codes include new requirements for new or remodeled structures within the WUI area, as designated by Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR has published a map showing the designated WUI area.
This layer is derived from the DNR layer so that the public and County staff can know which new projects are subject to WUI requirements.This layer represents a extract of the Washington Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) as mapped for 2019 by WA State Dept. of Natural Resources - Wildfire & Forest Health Divisions under consultation from the USFS Rocky Mtn Research Station.
The Dept was required by SB 6109 to map the WUI in WA State for the purpose of county-based building code adoptions.
The WUI depicts areas of WA where structures and wildland overlap with specific structure densities.
For more information about the WUI, please contact: ashley.blazina@dnr.wa.govAt the time of publication in August 2023, the DNR WUI map can be found at https://geo.wa.gov/maps/786aaa1dbbd748e6ae04bc43c8f127fe/explore?location=47.398007%2C-122.048367%2C12.8All areas designated as “interface” or “Intermix” in the DNR map are classified as “Wildland Urban Interface” area in this layer.
They are treated the same in building code regulation.
All areas designated as “Vegetated Uninhabited” in the state map should be classified as “Vegetated Uninhabited – Wildlands” in this layer.
Contact information
| Maintained by | DLS - Permitting |
| Primary |
Paul McCombs
paul.mccombs@kingcounty.gov |
Terms of use and copyright
| License | Terms of use and copyright |