Residents press county on LUDMO enforcement, public‑comment feedback and commission bylaws revisions

At a San Juan County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, multiple residents used the public‑comment period to ask for clearer responses from planning staff on proposed changes to the county’s land‑use ordinance (referred to in the meeting as LUDMO), to raise concerns about enforcement language in the draft ordinance, and to request procedural changes to commission bylaws so public input receives formal acknowledgement and tracked follow‑up.

Several speakers said they had submitted suggested ordinance edits by email after an earlier July meeting and had not received written responses. One speaker who asked not to be identified in the packet pointed to specific sections by page number — for example, a request to revise page 13’s definition of household pets and page 4’s definition of agricultural industries — and asked the commission when submitted edits would be addressed. She told the commission: “It is useless for us to suggest changes if we don't receive feedback on our suggestions.”

Lynn Martin and other residents raised concerns about expanded enforcement language in the proposed 2025 ordinance. Martin read language…