I think Fremont County, Colorado is really short sighted. Affordable housing should be a GIANT consideration. Park County allows them with regulations. All one would have to do is have a septic. I was told by Fremont Planning that the community (there was one meeting) didn't want them. So they want homeless people?? I am disappointed in Fremont County, Colorado.
I'm all for a planned community, I'm all for Tiny Homes. But allowing anybody with the money to buy an acre (whatever) to live without septic and water is NOT a great idea.
I'm physically disabled and on a fixed income that doesn't allow me to afford rent + food + utilities + basic necessities. I own land but due to all the regulations, I'm looking at tens of thousands of dollars in permits (asking permission to use my land) and expenses, on top of numerous regulator requirements that feel more like tyranny than practicality.
This being said, I have two questions. 1) Has Fremont done anything further with the tiny home considerations? 2) Animals poop on the ground all the time. Aren't humans just animals... and doesn't it need to seep through 100's of feet of ground, in effect filtering and neutralizing it before it can reach ground water? Seems pretty far fetched to think that someone taking a dump on the ground can mess with your well, let alone your neighbors. People knew how to handle their sh** for years prior to modern septics and leach fields. Seems to me that regulatory 'know-it-alls' have decided to make it outside the financial and reasonable reach of someone who is not financially well endowed.
Good morning Dena. I love the idea of a tiny home. If they were prevalent when I was starting out I would have bought one. I don't understand the concern over dumping?
Mostly it's a concern from the zoning department. And people say they are going self-contained but often are not. They leave a mess! And who wants that in our beautiful area?