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Larimer County staff to seek ADU grant to waive permit fees in exchange for deed-restricted affordable rentals
Summary
County staff said they will prepare an application for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) grant (deadline Aug. 29) to backfill building-permit fees for homeowners that deed-restrict ADUs at affordable rates; commissioners expressed support but did not take formal action.
Rebecca Everett, Community Development Director, told the Board that an ADU grant round is open with an Aug. 29 application deadline and that county staff are preparing an application. Everett said the county would use grant funds to waive building-permit fees for new accessory dwelling units and would backfill the county's building fund with the grant dollars to maintain cost recovery.
"We would intend to seek these funds to waive building permit fees for new accessory dwelling units," Everett said, explaining that homeowners who accept the fee waiver would record a deed restriction committing the unit to affordable rental for…
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