Colorado Agritourism
Business Environment
Resources

These resources will help you understand county land use and other requirements that may influence your agritourism operation. Please note that this list is not comprehensive; rather the result of an ongoing effort to make information more available to farm and ranch business owners engaging in agritourism.

Follow these steps to access information relevant to your location and type of operation:

Resources will automatically update below based on your selections. You may stop at any step to scroll down and view the results.

You may change any selection at anytime and the results will automatically upate.

Step 1:
Select one or more counties where your operation (current or proposed) is located:

Choose your county or counties

Step 2:
See additional filtering options below. Choose selections 1 at a time and view results below for more broad results. The more selections you choose, the more narrow the results.

If you are offering lodging, select one or more types here:

Lodging type

Select the type(s) of activities or event types you offer or may offer:

Activity/event type

State regulations may also impact your operation. Select from any of the following to understand how they may affect activities you are proposing. Note that they may automatically be selected for you if you choose an activity pertaining to food or alcohol.

State regulations

Finally, look at some other topics that may affect your operation, and select any that you would like to investigate further:

Other topics

Step 3:
All of your results appear below. By clicking on “Access Resource” or “Download File” you will go straight to a web page or downloaded document pertaining to your specific search. You can start over by clicking “Reset Selections” to clear your choices and start over.

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Adams County

Adams County Adopted Building Codes

  • Building/planning/utility
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Adams County

Adams County Building Permit and Contractor Registration

  • Building/planning/utility
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Adams County

Adams County Development Standards & Regulations

  • Building/planning/utility
Download File

Adams County

Adams County Emergency Management

  • Emergency preparedness
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Adams County

Adams County Health Department

  • County/area health department
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Adams County

Adams Zoning Code

  • Education, Experiences, Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up
  • Building/planning/utility, Overlay zones (airport; flood control; conservation; transit), Zoning

Current Adams County zoning

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Alamosa County

Alamosa Building Department

  • Building/planning/utility, Lighting, interior
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Alamosa County

Alamosa Catering Packet

  • Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales
Download File

Alamosa County

Alamosa Land use & Development Code

  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up
  • County Signage, Fencing, Lighting, exterior, Noise, Overlay zones (airport; flood control; conservation; transit), Parking, Roads, Zoning
Download File

Alamosa County

Alamosa Special Event Retail Food License

  • Food Sales, Special Events
  • Special event permitting
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Teller County

Amendments to the Teller County Land Use Regulations

  • Building/planning/utility, Fencing, Overlay zones (airport; flood control; conservation; transit), Parking, Roads, Zoning
Download File

Bent County

Application for construction in public right-of-way permit

  • Education, Experiences, Special Events
  • Roads
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Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Adopted Codes and Design Criteria

  • Building/planning/utility, Lighting, interior
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Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Emergency Management

  • Emergency preparedness, Fire/wildfire
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Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Land Development Code

  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up
  • County Signage, Fencing, Lighting, exterior, Noise, Overlay zones (airport; flood control; conservation; transit), Parking, Roads, Zoning
Download File

Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Noxious Weeds

  • Weeds, native plants
Download File

Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Public Health Department

  • County/area health department
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Arapahoe County

Arapahoe Septic and Sewage Regulatios

  • Building/planning/utility
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Archuleta County

Archuleta Building and Safety Code

  • Building/planning/utility, Fencing, Lighting, interior
Download File

Archuleta County

Archuleta County Land Use Regulations

  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Archeological features, County Signage, Fencing, Lighting, exterior, Noise, Overlay zones (airport; flood control; conservation; transit), Parking, Roads, Short-term rental, Wildlife habitat, Zoning
Download File

Archuleta County

Archuleta Emergency Management

  • Emergency preparedness, Fire/wildfire
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Archuleta County

Archuleta Noxious Weed Ordinance

  • Weeds, native plants
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Archuleta County

Archuleta Vacation Rental Fact Sheet

  • Short-term rental accommodation
  • Short-term rental
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Bent County

Areas of State Interest-Bent County

  • Education, Experiences, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Archeological features, Weeds, native plants, Wildlife habitat
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Baca County

Baca County Emergency Management

  • Alcohol Sales, Alcohol Service, Education, Experiences, Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Emergency preparedness
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Baca County

Baca County Land Use Letter

  • Education, Experiences, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Building/planning/utility, Zoning

Letter confirming that Baca County has no zoning or land use regulations, except for those regarding septic tanks, septic fields, and leach lines. The County does not require building permits or land use permits for construction.

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Bed and Breakfast Alcohol Permit Application

  • Alcohol Sales, Alcohol Service
  • Bed and breakfast
  • Colorado Beer and Wine Code, Colorado Liquor Code
  • Liquor licensing
Download File

Bent County

Bent County Application for Building Permit

  • Education, Experiences, Food Preparation and Service, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Short-term rental accommodation
  • Building/planning/utility
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Bent County

Bent County Emergency Management

  • Alcohol Sales, Alcohol Service, Education, Experiences, Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Emergency preparedness
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Bent County

Bent County Environmental Health

  • Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales, Special Events
  • County/area health department
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Bent County

Bent County Land Use Information

  • Education, Experiences
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Building/planning/utility, Roads, Zoning
Access Resource

Bent County

Bent County Special Review Use Permit Application

  • Education, Experiences, Food Preparation and Service, Special Events
  • Bed and breakfast, Cabin, other lodging in permanent structure (not short-term rental), Camping/RV hook-up, Short-term rental accommodation
  • Building/planning/utility
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Bent County

Bent County Zoning

  • Education, Experiences
  • Camping/RV hook-up
  • County Signage, Zoning
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Chaffee County

Chaffee County Driveway Permits and Off-Premises Signs

  • Building/planning/utility, County Signage, Roads
Download File

Chaffee County

Chaffee County Emergency Management

  • Emergency preparedness, Fire/wildfire
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Chaffee County

Chaffee County Fire District Construction Review Application

  • Building/planning/utility, Fire/wildfire
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Chaffee County

Chaffee County Health Department

  • Food Preparation and Service, Food Sales
  • County/area health department
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Chaffee County

Chaffee County Liquor License

  • Alcohol Sales, Alcohol Service
  • Liquor licensing
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Chaffee County

Chaffee County Minimum Footing/Foundation Requirements

  • Building/planning/utility
Download File
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