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Policy 2011-3 Amended <br />Page 2 <br />1. A business may be conducted on the property as tong as: <br />a. The property has a home that is the primary single-family residence2 for the <br />party engaged in the business. <br />b. The business has no on-site employees that use water other than the party <br />living in the single-family residence. <br />c. No additional water will be diverted or consumed as a result of the business <br />being conducted on the property; specifically, no customers will use the <br />drinking and sanitary facilities, and the business will not create any demand on <br />the ground water beyond those demands typically associated with the uses <br />described on the well permit. <br />2. Water from the well may be used to water domestic animals that are used in a <br />commercial endeavor according to the provisions enumerated in 2.a - d below. This <br />policy recognizes that the statutory allowance for watering poultry and livestock <br />carries an understanding of commercial use. Therefore, the provisions below apply <br />only to the "domestic animal" allowance in the statutes and do not limit the watering <br />of poultry or livestock. <br />a. The property has a home that is the primary single-family residence for the <br />party that owns the animals. <br />b. The commercial endeavor is not the primary reason for owning the animals. <br />c. The revenue from the endeavor is not a primary source of income for any <br />party. <br />d. No water is used for the commercial endeavor other than the watering of the <br />animals. <br />3. The irrigation of not over one acre of home gardens and lawns may include irrigation <br />of plants that will be sold; as long as: <br />a. The property has a home that is the primary single-family residence for the <br />party growing the plants. <br />b. The revenue from the plants that are sold is not a primary source of income for <br />the party growing the plants. <br />c. The primary purpose of the irrigation is for personal, non-commercial use of <br />the same type of plants that will be sold. <br />d. The irrigation of the plants does not change the season of irrigation from the <br />season for normal home garden or lawn (i.e. winter irrigation inside a <br />greenhouse or building is prohibited). <br />e. The plant to be cultivated, irrigated or processed does not require a license or <br />registration' with any state or local licensing authority. The requirement of <br />For discussions involving a single-family dwelling or single-family residence, the term "single-family <br />dwelling" [37-92-602(1)(b) and (e), 37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)], and 37-90-105(1)(a), or "single-family <br />residence" [37-92-602(3)(b)(II)(A)] means a structure where one family, and no more than one family <br />Lives on a permanent basis. It may include a detached structure as long as the detached structure does <br />not create an independent residence, in which case it would be regarded as an additional single-family <br />dwelling or single-family residence. For information, see Guideline -2016-1, Concerning Water Supplies <br />for Auxiliary Living Spaces. <br />3 As used hereafter, the term "sold" shall be understood to encompass trade, reimbursement, or other <br />compensation resulting in consideration being received for plants, fruits, grains or other plant <br />products. <br />A Examples of licenses include recreational or medical marijuana licenses issued through the Colorado <br />Marijuana Enforcement Division. Registrations include commercial industrial hemp registrations issued <br />through the Colorado Department of Agriculture. <br />