LEG00070

• Bill Number: SB01-148
• Year: 2001
• Title: A Bill for an Act Concerning Growth Management in Colorado and Making an Appropriatiom Therefor
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE LAND. LAND WITHIN AN URBAN SERVICE

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AREA DESIGNATED AS NATURALLY PRODUCTIVE LAND OR AS

CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE LAND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE

REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 24-63-403 (!), (2), (6), (7). AND (8).
(4) AFTER DESIGNATING ITS URBAN SERVICE AREAS AND LAND

WITHIN ITS URBAN SERVICE AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

REOUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. EACH LOCAL PLANNING JURlSDICTION

SHALL DELINEATE SUCH DESIGNATED AREAS ON A MAP.

24-63-302. Purposes of urban service area. (I) THE PURPOSES
OF AN URBAN SERVICE AREA ARE TO:

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(a) PROVIDE A MECHANISM WHEREBY A LOCAL PLANNING

12 JURISDICTION MAY COORDINATE THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF URBAN
13 GROWTH;

14 (b) REQUIRE PRIMARY PATTERNS OF CONTIGUOUS OR CLUSTERED

15 URBAN GROWTH AND AVOID LOW -DENSITY URBAN SPRAWL;
16 (c) PROTECT LANDS THAT ARE NATURALLY PRODUCTIVE FOR
17 AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, MINING, AND MINERAL PURPOSES FROM
18 ENCROACHMENT BY URBANIZATION;
19 (d) IDENTIFYLANDTHATSHOULDBECONSERVEDASOPENSPACEOR
20 OTHERWISE AND PROTECT SUCH LANDS FROM DEVELOPMENT;
21 (e) IDENTIFY WHERE URBAN SERVICES ARE BEING OR WILL BE
22 PROVIDED;
23 (f) ENCOURAGE THE LOCATION OF NEW URBAN GROWTH IN AREAS
24 WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL F ACILITIES CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE

25 OR COMMITTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE AND ENCOURAGE THE

26 TIMELY AND EFFICIENT PROVISION OF URBAN SERVICES IN SUCH AREAS;

27 (g) ENSURE THAT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF LAND HAS BEEN MADE

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