San Miguel County staff present draft housing-code update, urge SSR review

Jul 29, 2026

County staff presented a draft housing-code update to the planning commission and county commissioners, outlining tiered density incentives, reduced lot minimums, ADU and caretaker-unit allowances, and a proposed path to speed some affordable housing projects outside the PUD process.

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Kaye (Kay) Simonson, lead planner presenting the Strategic Stakeholder Roundtable (SSR) recommendations, told the joint meeting that the housing-code update is a comprehensive audit meant to remove regulatory barriers and accelerate affordable housing production. "This is still a work in progress," Simonson said, noting Logan Simpson served as consultant and that the project is funded in part by a Prop 1/2/3 local planning capacity grant.

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