Planning commission forwards Title 21 zoning amendments to council, tables bulk-storage requirement

The City of Grand Junction Planning Commission on May 27 forwarded a set of text amendments to Title 21 of the Zoning and Development Code to City Council and asked staff to return later with further work on bulk-storage requirements. The package addresses transitional provisions, public-notice tables, use-specific standards for mini-warehouses, short-term rentals, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to comply with state law, bicycle parking, public right-of-way landscaping, and related procedural and design clarifications. The commission voted 6-0 to forward the ordinance with specified edits and to table the bulk-storage provision for further review.

Nikki Gillhouse, planning manager, presented the ordinance and said some changes correct inconsistencies introduced in the 2023 code update and others respond to a new state law. “We are amending this, to be a building or portion thereof that provides complete independent living facilities for 1 or more…