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Grand County moves to allow limited accessory structures on vacant lots with safeguards and building-permit rules for shipping containers
Summary
After public comment and staff recommendations, the Board directed staff to permit accessory (non-livable) structures on vacant parcels outside growth areas with a 100-foot setback and to adopt an affidavit of non‑habitation; shipping containers will be allowed if a building permit is obtained and meet visual/permit standards.
The Board continued a public hearing on proposed zoning regulation amendments and, after public comment, gave direction to staff on a package of changes affecting accessory structures on vacant parcels and the use of shipping containers.
Staff had proposed a menu of options: acreage thresholds, restrictions to parcels outside growth boundaries, a 100-foot setback from property lines, forbidding wet utilities and interior partitioning for accessory structures on vacant lots, and requiring an affidavit of non‑habitation. The package aimed to prevent the use of detached garages or barns as…
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