Snowflake council adopts 2018 building codes, approves fee schedule and denies proposed mobile‑home park

Snowflake Town Council members on Sept. 7 approved a package of administrative changes and building-code updates, denied a developer's request to build a mobile‑home park with commercial sites and tabled a separate request to place a single‑wide manufactured home on agricultural land.

The council approved Resolution 2021‑08, a comprehensive fee schedule, by a 4‑2 vote after debate over whether the package could be separated into individual votes; Councilmember Lynn Johnson moved to adopt the resolution and Bob Flake seconded. The council also adopted Ordinance 2021‑08 and Resolution 2021‑04 to bring the town's building code in line with the 2018 model code, a measure town staff said is intended to increase safety and align Snowflake with neighboring jurisdictions.

Why it matters: council votes will affect permit and inspection costs for residents and developers, and updating to the 2018 building codes changes contractor requirements and technical standards that affect local construction and safety oversight.

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