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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GROWTH ON A ROLLING SIX-YEAR BASIS WITH ACCOMPANYING LAND USE,
DENSITY. AND INTENSITY DESIGNATIONS. A LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION

SHALL ALSO CONSIDER POLICIES AND STRATEGIES TO ENCOURAGE INFILL

DEVELOPMENT. INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION. AN EXPEDITED PERMIT

PROCESS, REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FEES. AND ANY
OTHER INCENTIVES DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH JURISDICTION. ANY

SUCH SIX-YEAR DESIGNATED AREA SHALL BE UPDATED NOT MORE THAN

ONCE EVERY YEAR AND NOT LESS THAN ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.

(2) ANY GENERAL URBAN SERVICE AREA AND ANY SIX-YEAR

DESIGNATED AREA ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS

SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

(a) THE PROJECTED DENSITY WITHIN THE DESIGNATED SIX-YEAR

AREA SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE AVERAGE DENSITY IN THE LOCAL

PLANNING JURISDICTION'S EXISTING URBANIZED AREAS SERVED BY A

CE'ITRAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM: EXCEPT THAT, IF THE EXISTING

URBANIZED AREAS IN THE LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION ARE NOT SERVED

BY A CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM, THE AVERAGE DENSITY SHALL

BE THAT OF THE EXISTING URBANIZED AREAS.

(b) THE LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION SHALL NOT DESIGNATE ANY

LAND TO BE PART OF A GENERAL URBAN SERVICE AREA OR PART OF A

SIX-YEAR DESIGNATED AREA UNLESS IT FINDS THAT ESSENTIAL URBAN

SERVICES. INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAPITAL FACILITIES. AS SET FORTH IN

SECTION 24-63-502 (3) (b) (II). ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OR WILL BE

PROVIDED ON A TIMELY BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH LAND.

(c) THE LOCAL PLANNING JURISDICTION SHALL ESTABLISH A GOAL
OF ENSURING THAT A LEVEL OF SERVICE

WILL BE PROVIDED THAT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY GREATER THAN

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