Council adopts code changes to remove 'unrelated persons' occupancy limits and rely on life-safety code

Mar 7, 2025

Council unanimously adopted ordinance 86-51 to conform Boulder’s residential occupancy rules to state law (House Bill 24-1007), replacing unrelated-person limits with International Property Maintenance Code life-safety standards and striking cooperative housing special approvals.

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Boulder City Council unanimously adopted ordinance 86-51 on March 6 to update the Boulder Revised Code so residential occupancy limits no longer depend on the number of unrelated persons living together. The ordinance implements recent state legislation and relies on life-safety standards from the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) to determine maximum occupancy.

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