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Fountain Council Directs Staff to Draft ADU Ordinance to Meet State Law; Limits Short‑Term Rental Use
Summary
After debate over state law and local controls, Fountain City Council directed staff to draft an ADU ordinance that meets Colorado’s minimum requirements, sets a 750‑square‑foot cap and bars ADUs from short‑term‑rental use.
City planning staff and councilors spent the May 13 meeting debating how Fountain should implement Colorado’s new accessory dwelling unit (ADU) requirements — House Bill 24‑1152 — and which local limits the city may retain.
Planning director Christy Martinez summarized statutory requirements, saying municipalities must allow at least one ADU within single‑family zones, provide an administrative (non‑public‑hearing) approval process and permit factory‑built residential structures as ADUs. Martinez…
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