Ouray County will ask for permission to let restaurants resume in-person dining, and for locals to be exempt from a state 10-mile travel limit for recreation.

The current state health orders prohibit customers from dining at restaurants, even on outdoor patios, limiting their services to take-out or delivery. Some other counties, including Mesa County, have obtained a variance to allow dining with specific rules, including spaced tables, limited capacity and increased sanitation. Ouray County’s...