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Citizen‑drafted off‑grid overlay sparks preliminary Planning Commission discussion
Summary
A resident proposed an amendment to the county land‑use code to permit expanded off‑grid living and small‑lot subdivisions; commissioners treated the draft as preliminary, advised the author to consult staff and legal, and asked planning staff to consider the concept as part of the forthcoming land‑use code rewrite
A citizen‑drafted proposal to add an expanded off‑grid overlay to the Grand County Land Use Code was discussed Oct. 13 as a preliminary, informational item.
The proposal, introduced in August by Jason Spurgeon (address listed in the application), borrows language that the presenter and others said came from Colorado counties and is intended to permit off‑grid residential arrangements and small‑lot, low‑infrastructure subdivisions in parts of the county. Spurgeon was not at the Oct. 13 meeting; staff explained the draft was inspired by permissive provisions used in some Colorado mountain counties to…
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