Longmont: Home Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Adopted

On March 21 the City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance related to “home grows,” that is cultivating, producing and/or processing of marijuana for medical or recreation uses not associated with a business. The ordinance allows cultivation, production, and processing at a person’s primary residence (or an accessory structure located on the property). Renters areContinue reading “Longmont: Home Marijuana Cultivation Ordinance Adopted”

Boulder: Council Adding More Landlord Disclosures

Last night the City Council was supposed to consider an ordinance to add more requirements to the list of disclosures landlords must supply to tenants. However, the Council spent too much time deciding how to ignore the City Attorney’s advice regarding an initiated ballot measure to tax sugary drinks and ran out of time. TheContinue reading “Boulder: Council Adding More Landlord Disclosures”

Greeley: City Revising Sign Code

Brett Walker, a planner with Greeley’s Community Development Department, says the City will revise its sign code in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2015 Reed v. Town of Gilbert (AZ).  In the ruling, the Supreme Court held that the sign code of the town was unconstitutional because it regulated various typesContinue reading “Greeley: City Revising Sign Code”

City Tightens Policy on Unpermitted Residential Construction

Loveland’s policy concerning illegal or unpermitted home renovations has become more restrictive, thanks to an interpretation by City Attorney John Duval. Tom Hawkinson, Chief Building Official for the City, said it was Duval who advised the Building Division to adopt a stricter policy in the wake of a well-publicized lawsuit in Pitkin County concerning carbonContinue reading “City Tightens Policy on Unpermitted Residential Construction”