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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ACCORDANCE WITH AN ADOPTED TRANSFERRABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

PROGRAM THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROTECT NON URBAN

LAND.

(3) A LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION MAY DESIGNATE UP TO TEN
PERCENT OF THE PRIV A TEL Y -OWNED LANDS IT HAS DESIGNATED AS RURAL

LANDS AS RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS SO LONG AS THE DESIGNATION OF

THESE AREAS SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL AND

SENSITIVE AREAS OR CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH

APPLICABLE FEDERAL. STATE. OR LOCAL LAW. A LOCAL PLANNING

JURISDICTION MAY PERMIT LIMITED DEVELOPMENT IN ITS RURAL

DEVELOPMENT AREA IF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH

12 THE LAND USE DESIGNATED FOR THAT AREA IN THEJURISDICTION's MASTER

13 PLAN. IF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT RESULT IN URBAN GROWTH. AND IF

14 THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS:

15 (a) A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH AN AVERAGE DENSITY OF
16 1if.TO ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT PER TEN ACRES WHERE DEVELOPMENT IS
17 CLUSTERED AND AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE LAND IS

18 PRESERVED AS EITHER NATURALLY PRODUCTIVEORAS CONSERVATION AND

19 OPEN SPACE LAND;

20 (b) A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND

21 SQUARE FEET; OR

22 (c) A PUBLIC FACILITY NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH,

23 SAFETY, OR WELFARE. INCLUDING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, SCHOOLS AND

24 OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

25 (4) THE LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION SHALL ESTABLISH LOCAL
26 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS RELATING TO ANY LAND IT HAS DESIGNATED

27 AS RURAL LANDS TO ENSURE THAT:

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