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

Town of Dinosaur’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  New residential construction inside Dinosaur town limits

  • Adopted with additions, modifications and deletions under Chapter 12.14.020 (text not reviewed)
  • Copies kept on file (12.14.030)

  adopted code edition: 2018 edition

  “there is adopted by reference thereto, the international residential code, 2018 edition, with the appendices thereto, promulgated by the international code council”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Dinosaur town limits: the town's own Title 14 Land Use and Development code and Official Zoning District Map govern all land and land uses within the municipal boundaries

  • Use must conform to the zone district in which the land lies; zoning district map is kept at town hall (14.04.040)
  • Non-conforming uses may continue only under the limits in 14.04 (no cessation over six months, no extension, no enlargement)
  • Special review uses require a special review use permit approved by the town council (14.04.110)

  “the ordinance codified in this title 14 and the official zoning district map, shall be known and cited as the “town of dinosaur land use regulations.””

• Living in an RVLimited

  Parking or occupying an RV, motor home, travel trailer or camper inside Dinosaur town limits

  • Allowed inside an approved RV park, trailer park or other specifically permitted location under the land use regulations
  • Invited overnight guests may occupy a vehicle on the owner's land for not more than 72 hours (7.08.030)
  • One unoccupied vehicle may be parked in a garage, rear yard, or driveway at least 20 feet from the curb with no living quarters or business (7.08.030)
  • Visitors may occupy a vehicle lawfully parked on private property for one period not to exceed 14 days in 6 consecutive months (10.12 exception)

  visitor occupancy period: 14 days in 6 consecutive months (on private property, visiting town inhabitants)

  “no person shall park or occupy any trailer, travel trailer, motorized home, motor home, recreational bus or recreational vehicle, outside of an approved recreational vehicle park, trailer park or other specifically permitted location in accordance with the provisions of the town’s land use regulations, except that invited overnight guests may occupy such vehicles located on any tract of land owned by the person extending the invitation for a period of time not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Sleeping or living in a vehicle, tent or RV inside Dinosaur town limits

  • Allowed only in areas the town designates for camping and temporary parking
  • Visitor exception: 14 days in 6 consecutive months when lawfully parked on private property
  • Emergency or temporary street parking of RVs permitted up to 12 hours (7.08.020)

  “emergency or temporary stopping or parking of recreational vehicles, travel trailers, motorized homes, recreational buses and trailers are permitted on any street, alley or highway for not longer than twelve (12) hours”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — New dwelling construction inside Dinosaur town limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Dinosaur town limits
• Inspections — Inspections of new dwellings inside Dinosaur town limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for dwellings inside Dinosaur town limits
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Dinosaur 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.