Land Use, Planning, and Building

The Land Use Department is responsible for the planning and building functions in Ouray County.

COVID-19 - Click here to read about construction guidance as it pertains to COVID-19

County Adopts New Building Codes

Ouray County recently adopted the 2018 building codes or “I-Codes”. For more information via the adopting resolution, click <here>.

County Adopts New Wildfire Mitigation Regulations

Newly adopted Wildfire Mitigation Regulations will trigger the need for additional information on building permit applications and will likely affect how you build! Click here for more information about the new regulations. 

Click here to review an example of how the new regulations might apply to an existing home.

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