The Fremont County Commissioners approved a 22nd Amendment to the Fremont County Zoning Resolution at their June 14th regular meeting that deals with restrictions on construction of duplexes in several zone districts and with restrictions on the use of storage and shipping containers.
The 22nd amendment will now prohibit the construction of two family dwellings, or duplexes, in Fremont County’s Low Density Residence Zone, Agricultural Forestry Zone, Agricultural Farming and Ranching Zone, Agricultural Living Zone, Agricultural Rural Zone, Agricultural Estates Zone, and Agricultural Suburban Zone District. Construction of duplex two family dwellings will be permitted only in Medium and High Density Residential Zones. When the formal resolution is considered on June 28th, the Commissioners are also expected to lift a moratorium that was imposed March 8th prohibiting issuance of building permits for duplex construction. The Commissioners praised the work of the Planning Commission in studying the issue and repeated the Commissioners’ desire to reverse the action taken by a previous Board in 1999 when duplexes were added as permitted construction in every zone district.
The 22nd amendment also includes language that will prohibit the use of shipping or storage containers as storage structures except in Agricultural Forestry and Agricultural Farming and Ranching Zone Districts if the storage is related to agricultural uses. The only other exceptions are temporary uses of storage containers associated with construction projects. The limits on use of storage containers came about following an upswing in such uses. County Attorney Brenda Jackson said shipping and storage containers already in use will be grandfathered and will not be subject to any violations of zoning regulations.
The Commissioners also heard a quarterly report from Code Enforcement Officers Robert Sapp and Walter Elkins, approved a final plat for the Bondurant Subdivision for four lots at U.S. 50 and Green Lane in Howard, and granted a delay in the paving requirements for the new True Value Hardware parking lot near the Fremont County Airport until October 1st, 2006.
The Board approved a Special Events Liquor permit for the Orchard of Hope Foundation’s Rock Legends Concert at the rodeo grounds in Canon City on Saturday, July 9th. A public hearing was also set for the July 12th Commissioners’ meeting on an amendment to the Special Review Use permit for ‘Children of the Son’ which operates a child care facility a half mile south of State Highway 69 and County Road 28 (Road Gulch) in the Texas Creek area. The owners are seeking to operate ‘Children of the Son’ on a year round basis adding a use between September and April as a retreat and convention facility.
