Longmont, Colorado legality of kitchenettes or extra kitchens

[Alec Martin]

I want to make a single-family home in Longmont more optimal for sharing by five unrelated adult roommates. I will be adding a private bathroom to each of the five bedrooms and reducing common area. According to the "Rental Property Handbook for Landlords and Tenants in the City of Longmont," (https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/home/showdocument?id=800)  "Cooking shall not be permitted in any rooming unit or dormitory unit, and a cooking appliance shall not be permitted to be present in a rooming unit or dormitory unit."

I want to provide private kitchenettes to the bedrooms if possible, but it appears a kitchenette inside a bedroom is prohibited. I could not find publications online detailing regulations for the number of cooking appliances or kitchens in allowed in a single family home, nor could I find any document defining a "cooking appliance." Stoves and microwave ovens are obviously cooking appliances, but what about coffee grinders, mini fridges, and dishwashers?

Could anyone with experience with multiple kitchens/kitchenettes or better knowledge of Longmont laws and regulations that I do help me find info on ways to legally have a studio apartment-like or small single bedroom apartment-like setup for each of multiple adult housemates in a single family home?

[Bill S.]

@Alec Martin I don't know Longmont specifically so it may or may not apply. In others areas of Colorado (ie Golden and Denver) what makes a "kitchen" is a range. The thinking as I understand it, you can have a wet bar (sink and frig) in a basement man cave. You cross the line when you add a range. It makes it easy to police since you need permit to install a gas line to range or the 220 power for an electric range. People "optimize" the basement space by plugging a microwave into the wet bar counter top outlet.

Assuming you need a building permit to do your work. If they allow the sink in the bedroom then plugging a frig and a microwave in shouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't advertise your intention but it would be my thinking that the range (cooking appliance) is what crosses the line.