With the clock ticking on an 18-month moratorium on marijuana grow licenses ending Oct. 5, Ouray County commissioners are hoping to enact new rules at the last minute.

The board began a first reading of an ordinance repealing and replacing the 2019 version on Tuesday, with an intended second reading date of Aug. 16, but instead opted to continue first reading to that day to make last-minute changes. The second reading is now scheduled for Aug. 30 and, since ordinances take effect 30 days after pa...