The fires in Boulder County impacted so many in our community and many of you are looking short-term or long-term rentals. The Boulder Area Rental Housing Association has compiled a list of available rental properties for those impacted by the fires. They are an excellent resource for those looking for temporary or longer term housing.
If I can support you in any way in finding a rental, please let me know!
The February 2020 Housing Statistics are here.
Housing Statistics for Cities
Erie
Frederick, Firestone, Dacono & Mead
Boulder (w/out city of Boulder)
Housing Statistics for Counties
Want to support farmers and feed your family healthy and delicious food? Good thing Boulder County has an amazing number of options for becoming a part of Community Supported Agriculture [CSA]. CSAs are a way for locals to support local farmers and get fresh, seasonal veggies from their bounty. It’s really a win-win. Are you ready to sign up?
List courtesy of Farmshares.info
Time to start getting ready for cooler temperatures! This handy checklist can help you get organized and prepared! If you need a professional to help get your property cold weather ready, just let me know. I have a large list of excellent professionals and I’m happy to share my resources! – Monica
Raising chickens can be an amazing experience for your whole family! The eggs are delicious, but the decision to raise chickens is not without work–but you know this already!
Before choosing to get chickens you will want to consider some of the following questions:
These questions might seem frivolous, but there have been many folks who didn’t realize how much work and time was involved in taking care of chickens and so you want to go into this endeavor with your eyes wide open!
Once you have asked yourself these questions and have decided that yes, you can and want to do this, your next move is to do your research. I think the folks at The Happy Chicken Coop are an excellent resource!
Happy chicken raising!
Interested in raising animals on your property? The number and type of animals you can keep on land in Boulder County depends on a few factors: Land Use Designation and Type of Animals you want to keep. It can be a little tricky to make sure you are in compliance, but here are some guidelines to help you out.
Zoning: The first thing you need to consider is zoning. What is your property zoned for and what does this zoning allow? The different zoning districts in Boulder County allow a specific number of animals units per acre. Here is a reference for the zoning districts and the animal units/acre.
Zoning District Limits Table
| Zone | Animal Units Per Acre |
| A = Agricultural | 4 |
| F = Forestry | 2 |
| RR = Rural Residential | 2 |
| ER = Estate Residential | 2 |
| SR = Suburban Residential | 0 |
| MF = Multifamily | 0 |
| LI = Light Industrial | 4 |
| GI = General industrial | 4 |
| MI = Mountain Industrial | 2 |
Animal Types: The second thing you need to consider is what type of animals you want to have on your property. The interesting thing is different animals count as different numbers of units. Pay attention to this detail!
Animal Units Table
| Animal Type | Animal Per Animal Unit |
| Cattle, Buffalo, & Other Livestock | 1 |
| Horse, Mule, Donkey | 1 |
| Horse (34 inches or less at withers) | 5 |
| Swine, Ostrich | 5 |
| Goat, Sheep, Llama | 5 |
| Poultry | 50 |
| Mink and other similar fur-bearing animals | 50 |
So how do you determine the number and type of animals you can have on your property? You need to use a calculation based on the animal unit ratios to figure out how many animals of any specific type are allowed on your land. Here is an example from Boulder County:
“If a property owner has 10 acres of land zoned Agricultural (A), they would be allowed a total of 40 animal units on this parcel. This means they could keep 8 horses, 24 head of cattle, 400 chickens, and still be within allowed limitations of the zoning regulations.”[1]
In the example above: 8 horses = 8 animal units, 24 cattle = 24 animal units, and 400 chickens = 8 animal units. Even though this agricultural zoned land would have 432 animals living there, they only have 40 animal units.
Read more on this topic: Keeping Animal in Boulder County
[1]https://assets.bouldercounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/p29-keeping-animals-in-boulder-county.pdf