Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Williamsburg, Colorado

Town of Williamsburg’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Williamsburg town limits (Town of Williamsburg, Fremont County, CO; Town Hall 1 John St., Florence, CO 81226)

  • The town's code-enforcement page states the town is zoned Agricultural Estates; the zoning ordinance text itself (Chapter 16) could not be opened.
  • The town code book table of contents lists Chapter 16 Zoning.
  • District standards are not confirmed; see the unknown dimensional claims.

  “the town of williamsburg is zoned as a agricultural estates.”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts of Williamsburg town

  • Only the Agricultural Estates (AE) designation is confirmed; the district map and other districts, if any, are not confirmed.

  “the town of williamsburg is zoned as a agricultural estates.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Living in a travel trailer on private property inside Williamsburg town limits, as a guest

  • Town code-enforcement notice: the town does not permit living in a travel trailer on private property as a guest for more than 30 days per year.
  • This is a code-enforcement notice; the Chapter 16 zoning text was not readable, so other RV rules are unconfirmed.
  • Applies inside town limits only.

  guest stay limit in travel trailer on private property: <= 30 days per year

  “the town of williamsburg does not permit folks to live in a travel trailer, on private property, as a guest for more than 30-days per year. this is in violation of town codes.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Temporary camping in a travel trailer on private property inside Williamsburg town limits, as a guest; tent camping not addressed

  • Only the travel-trailer guest rule is confirmed; tent or other camping is not addressed by any readable source.
  • Source is a code-enforcement notice; full text not readable.

  guest stay limit in travel trailer on private property: <= 30 days per year

  “the town of williamsburg does not permit folks to live in a travel trailer, on private property, as a guest for more than 30-days per year.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Williamsburg town limits

  • The town code book lists Chapter 17 Subdivisions; the chapter text was not readable, so the specific subdivision standards are unconfirmed.

  “chapter 15 annexations chapter 16 zoning chapter 17 subdivisions chapter 18 building regulations”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit fees for construction inside Williamsburg town limits

  • The town posts a document titled Ordinance 1 of 2024 Building Permit Fees; the fee amounts were not readable from the posted page.
  • Titles alone do not state effective date; the document may have been amended since.

  “ordinance 1 of 2024 building permit fees ordinance 1 of 2024 building permit fees 63.43 kb”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Williamsburg or Fremont County directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Williamsburg town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Williamsburg town limits
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Williamsburg town limits
• Inspections — Inspections of new construction inside Williamsburg town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy approval for new homes inside Williamsburg town limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.