Placing a Manufactured Home in Conejos County, CO

Conejos County is one of Colorado's local authorized agents for the state's Mobile Home Installation Program, which means placing a manufactured home here runs through two separate approvals, not one -- plus a real one-acre minimum lot rule if the site lacks central water and sewer.

This page covers what's specific to Conejos County. For the general explanation, see the national guide.

Two permits, not one: the state MHIP permit plus a county land-use permit

Colorado's Mobile Home Installation Program (MHIP), run by the state Division of Housing, sets installation standards for manufactured and mobile homes statewide -- foundation, anchoring, and setup requirements a licensed installer has to follow. Conejos County is the authorized local agent for MHIP across the entire county, including its municipalities, which means the county itself is involved in enforcing that state program locally rather than leaving it entirely to a state inspector. On top of the state MHIP permit, the county's own construction permit application separately asks whether a home is a single, double, or triple-wide unit and explicitly notes that a state MHIP permit is also required -- the two approvals run in parallel, and getting one doesn't substitute for the other.

Before ordering a home or signing a placement contract, confirm with the Land Use Office which of the two permits needs to happen first in practice, since sequencing matters for scheduling a delivery and installation crew. A land-use permit generally requires an approved water source and wastewater system already lined up -- so if the parcel doesn't already have a permitted well and septic system, factor that timeline in before committing to a manufactured-home delivery date.

Lot size, setbacks, and height: the numbers that actually apply here

Conejos County's residential standards set a one-acre minimum lot size for a parcel without central water and sewer service -- the situation most raw-land buyers here will be in, since municipal utilities are limited to town limits like Antonito or La Jara. Typical setbacks are 25 feet from the front and rear property lines and 8 feet from the sides, with a maximum structure height of 35 feet. If you're inside Antonito or La Jara specifically, these county figures don't apply -- go directly to that town's own zoning and planning office instead.

Treat these specific numbers as a starting point rather than a final answer: the underlying county code document reviewed for this page is an older version, and the Land Use Office has amended requirements since. Confirm current setbacks, lot-size rules, and any recent code changes directly with the office before finalizing a placement plan, and pair that call with a septic (OWTS) feasibility check for the specific parcel -- see this site's separate page on Conejos County septic permitting for that two-step state/county process.

Manufactured & Mobile Homes in Conejos County, Colorado

Two permits, not one: the state MHIP permit plus a county land-use permit

Lot size, setbacks, and height: the numbers that actually apply here

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