If approved, it will go to the county commissioners for a public hearing and a final vote. The planning department will work on a document outlining these potential LUR changes, which the planning commission will then vote on. The consensus was to work with a new maximum of 4,200 square feet for a primary residence, and 5,700 square feet total with outbuildings. After first listening to public comments, the commission’s members discussed what new maximum sizes might strike a balance between reflecting community values and also limiting unnecessary burdens on the planning department. In a joint work session with commissioners on Friday, July 9, the planning commission and the community development department discussed potential changes to the Land Use Resolution (LUR) that could lower the limit for residential building sizes and overall lot coverage. The planning commission indicated last week a willingness to lower the current maximum home size from 10,000 to 4,200 square feet and send a message that the Gunnison Valley is not interested in allowing large, conspicuous homes to be built without more serious consideration to environmental impacts and a more public process. Gunnison County commissioners have identified maximum house size as an area for potential action, and the Gunnison County planning commission has taken up the task of addressing what should be allowed for new construction before applicants would be required to go through a minor impact review process rather than a simpler administrative one. Moving from 10,000 to 4,200 and exempting multi-family unitsĪs issues mount across the Gunnison Valley involving affordable housing, a shortage of service workers, heavy visitation and related backcountry impacts, a concern around large homes going up in iconic view sheds and what effect they might have on the local character and environment has landed in the county’s crosshairs.
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