The Ouray City Council and Planning Commission plan to revise their accessory dwelling unit regulations, removing two requirements in the hopes of encouraging more people to build the units for long-term housing.

ADUs, such as garage apartments or mother-in-law apartments, are secondary housing units that can be attached to or detached from a principal housing unit on the same property. The city has been discussing and debating changes to the ADU policy for more than two years, and in 2020, the P...