Any suggestions would help please Colorado Springs has some weird regulations about this depending on which county it's located in so be sure to check in with the planning department in the specific county you're looking at.

Some police departments allow off their duty officers to be hired for security jobs.

The county health department may have ok'd it, but that doesn't mean whoever lives there isn't going to get cancer from it and sue you later for knowledge.

Such exciting news, but I will sadly be departing from this home in the next year or so as I plan to buy another home to move into or an investment property I haven't ironed out all the details yet. 

The departing tenant says she will continue paying rent, but I wouldn't bet on it.

They also extort their tenants with fees, break payment contracts, judges orders and their accounting department competency is questionable.

Quote from @Ben Trageser: I would recommend calling the zoning department of the town and asking.

For instance, FHA guidelines are very strict and restrictive when it comes to using departing-residence rental income to qualify for a new FHA loan (such as the 100-mile rule).

North Canton is a mess right now, they outsourced their building department and went way off the deep end with controls and penalties. 

You need to make sure that your property is easily financeable if you decide to sell it in the future and any future buyer can call out non-permitted items and actually report you to the building department or, at a minimum, ask for seller concessions.