The County has moved quickly to draft Land Use Code text amendments to facilitate rebuilding of structures damaged or destroyed in the Fourmile Canyon fire. As drafted by staff, the proposed regulations would give residents affected by the fire two years to rebuild their homes without applying for site plan review as compared with current regulations that only give residents six months.
In addition, the proposal would allow residents to rebuild up to 10 percent larger or 300 square feet, whichever is greater and the square footage can be redistributed so owners can add garages or studio. Owners would also be allowed to build in a better location to take advantage of better solar orientation or a construct a shorter driveway. Currently regulations would not allow any of this flexibility. The amendments will be considered by the Planning Commission on October 20th and by the County Commissioners on October 24th.