Local builder urges Cañon City to exempt very small structures from blanket soils‑testing rule
Design professional Lester Leone asked the committee to rescind a 2020 amendment requiring soils reports for all residential projects and to allow licensed design professionals to decide when tests are needed for structures under 350 sq ft, citing time and cost burdens.
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Lester Leone presented a petition asking the committee to change a Cañon City ordinance adopted in 2020 that currently requires soils testing for many residential and small commercial projects. Leone said his proposal would not eliminate soils testing but would exempt structures under 350 square feet (a threshold he tied to the city's auxiliary dwelling unit definition) and return site‑design responsibility to licensed professionals.
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