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Longmont council directs staff to align ADU code with state law, requires owner residency and keeps STR prohibition
Summary
Following a staff briefing on new state ADU rules, Longmont council instructed staff to amend local code for compliance, require property-owner residency at application, and maintain the city’s prohibition on short-term rentals in accessory dwelling units.
Longmont City Council provided direction Feb. 11 for staff to revise the city’s land-development code to comply with recent state ADU legislation, while keeping local guardrails meant to preserve longer-term housing.
Planning staff explained House Bill 24 11 52 requires jurisdictions meeting certain criteria (Longmont is in an MPO) to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per single-family lot under an…
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