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County adopts code change to allow mobile farm stands, aims to reduce permitting barriers for farmers

3298720 · April 15, 2025
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Summary

Boulder County amended its land use code to add a mobile farm‑stand option and related updates to accessory agricultural sales, responding to farmer input and a pilot design process that found permanent preapproved structures were cost‑prohibitive for many small farms.

The Board of County Commissioners approved land use code text amendments on April 15 to add a mobile farm‑stand option and related changes to accessory agricultural sales definitions and provisions.

Sabrina Torres, sustainable agricultural planner for the county, described a pilot process in which farmers and county staff evaluated predesigned farm‑stand alternatives and cost estimates. Torres said the pilot showed building‑code accessibility requirements…

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