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<br />., <br />f <br />. . <br /> <br />6>/ <br />.OcO <br /> <br />Report by the Colorado Land Use Commission <br /> <br />A LAND USE PROGRAM FOR COLORADO <br /> <br />Summary Report, December 1, 1973 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />The general assembly fmds and declares that the fapill growth and <br />deH'lopment of the state ancI the resulting demands on its land r{'sourc~s <br />make new and innovative measures necessary to encourage planned and <br />orderly lanrluse development; to pro...iuc for the needs of agriculture, <br />forestry, industry, business, residential communities, anJ recreation in <br />future growth; to encourage uses or land and other natural resources which <br />are in accordance with their character 3nd adaptability; to consen"e soil, <br />water, :md forest resources; to protect the beauty of the landscape; :md <br />to promote the efficient and .economical use of public resources. I <br /> <br />r!'~ o",~b ut <br />wJ....17r R <br /> <br />Rr"~";lrn <br />_u_.. ..J <br /> <br />DEe 11 1973 <br /> <br />COLO. WATER <br />CONSERVATI/JN BOARD <br /> <br />For the past three years, the Colorado Land Use Commission has been working to <br />build a program that will previLle a framework and a process whereby the State of Colorado <br />and its various political subdivisions can guide future development2 At issue is the pre- <br />servation ef those unique qualities which make Colorado so attractive to residents and <br />visitors alike-qualities being compromised by rapid growth. <br /> <br />In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission: <br /> <br />(I) Identified five regions,consisting of groups of counties which demonstrate <br />similar dominant characteristics and problems, that oftcn have more in common <br />with regions in adjacent .states than they do with each. other; <br /> <br />(2) Identified four substantive arenas which are inseparable from land-use questions- <br />environment, economics and population, natural resources; and social con- <br />cerns; <br /> <br />(3) Defined goals and targets in each of these arenas, working in consultation <br />with various interest groups all over the State; <br /> <br />(4) Agreed upon general policies to guide the land-use program; <br /> <br />(5) Developed programs in each of the four broad arenas, for each of the five <br />regions and for the State as a whole; and <br /> <br />(6) Considered what legislation, organizational mechanisms, and implementation <br />actions arc needed to carry out the ComlT!ission's land-use program recommenda- <br />tions. <br /> <br />ICRS, Ch. 106, Art. 4, ! l. <br /> <br />2CRS, Ch. J 06. Arl. 4, ~ 1: ..... Th\: t:cn!:ral :lsscmbl}" further finds and dccbr.::s th<ll lher-: is all incn:Jsing mutu.llity of <br />intcre~t and rc,:;ponsibility hetween the v;uinus !c\'els of ~ovt:rnlllCnt in tbe SrJ.tc which CJll.. for cl)onlinatcu :md ur.ific:d <br />policies in rbnning for gIowth ami development in the: intcfl~~ts of order amI econ0my. Jm.l thJt the most cffcctiv~ <br />means of attaining tile objects set forth in tltis :utide is the adoption of the stJtewitl~ system of bnd us~." <br /> <br />vii <br />