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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;iUBDIVIDED FROM THE AGRICULTURAL LAND.
(C) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION
AND EXCEPT FOR AN APPLICATION REGARDING ELECTRIC OR NATURAL GAS

FACILITIES. A LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION WITHIN A RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREA UNLESS

SUCH APPLICATION IS APPROVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ADOPTED

TRANSFERRABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM THE EXPRESS PURPOSE

OF WHICH IS TO PROTECT RURAL LAND FROM DEVELOPMENT.

(d) IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREATION OF ANY LOT LESS THAN

THIRTY-FIVE ACRES IN SIZE. THE LANDOWNER SHALL ARRANGE FOR THE

PURCHASE OF TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURSUANT TO A

TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE

LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (9) OF THIS

SECTION SUCH THA TTHE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE LOT SIZE COMBINED WITH

THE ACREAGE OF THE LAND FROM WHICH THE TRANSFERABLE

DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ARE PURCHASED IS EQUAL TO THIRTY-FIVE.

(3) (a) A LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION MAY DESIGNATE 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. THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AREA SHALL BE NO GREATER THAN AN

AMOUNT OF LAND NEEDED FOR RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND SUPPORTING

NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN PROJECTIONS OF POPULATION AND
JOB GROWTH. PROJECTED DENSITY. AND THE JURISDICTIONS FINANCIAL

ABILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF SERVICES FOR
THE SUCCEEDING TWENTY-YEAR PERIOD. SUCH RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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