LEG00189

• Bill Number: HB01-1225
• Year: 2001
• Title: Concerning Growth Management in Colorado, and Making and Appropriation Therefor
• Legislation - Doc Type: Other CWCB Related Bills - Killed

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WITHIN AN URBAN SER VICE AREA THAT ARE NOT YET URBANIZED LAND.

(4) A LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION MAY DESIGNATE LAND

WITHIN ITS URBAN SERVICE AREA AS NATURALLY PRODUCTIVE OR

~ONSER V A TION AND OPEN SPACE LAND. LAND WITHIN AN URBAN SERVICE

AREA DESIGNATED AS NATURALLY PRODUCTIVE LAND OR AS

CONSERVATION AND OPEN SPACE LAND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE

REOUIREMENTS SPECIfIED IN SECTION 24-63-303.
(5) AFTER DESIGNATING ITS URBAN SERVICE AREAS AND LAND

WITHIN ITS URBAN SERVICE AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

REOUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. EACH LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION

SHALL DELlNEATE SUCH DESIGNATED AREAS ON A MAP.

24-63-302. Purposes of urban service area. (]) THE PURPOSES

OF AN URBAN SERVICE AREA ARE TO:

(a) PROVIDE A MECHANISM WHEREBY A LOCAL PLANNING

JURISDICTION MAY COORDINATE THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF URBAN

GROWTH;

(b) REOUIRE PRIMARY PATTERNS OF CONTIGUOUS OR CLUSTERED

URBAN GROWTH AND A VOID LOW-DENSITY URBAN SPRAWL;

(c) PROTECT LANDS THAT ARE NATURALLY PRODUCTIVE FOR

AGRICULTURAL. FORESTRY. MINING. AND MINERAL PURPOSES FROM

ENCROACHMENT BY URBANIZATION:

(d) IDENTIFY LAND THAT SHOULD BE CONSERVED AS OPEN SPACE OR

OTHERWISE AND PROTECT SUCH LANDS FROM DEVELOPMENT;
(e) IDENTIFY WHERE URBAN SERVICES ARE BEING OR WILL BE

PROVIDED;

(f) ENCOURAGE THE LOCATION OF NEW URBAN GROWTH IN AREAS

WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL F ACILlTIES CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE

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