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<br />, <br /> <br />. Counties (30- 28-1 06) and municipalities (31- 23 - 206) are authorized to appoint a planning <br />commission, which has the duty to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan (referred to in <br />statute as the "master plan") for the physical develppment of its jurisdiction, although the General <br />Assembly set no deadline for the preparation of s~ch plans, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Planning Tools <br />. Land use regulation through zoning is available fot counties (30-28-111) and municipalities (31- <br />23-301). <br /> <br />. The adoption of subdivision regulations has also been required of counties since 1972 (30- <br />28-133), while optional for municipalities (31-23-~14), "Subdivisions" or "subdivided land" is <br />defmed (30- 28-1 0 I (10) for counties, 31- 23 - 20 I j (2) for municipalities) as any parcel ofland <br />which is to be used for condominiums, apartments! or any other multiple dwelling units, or which is <br />divided into two or more parcels unless specifically excluded in this same section, Specifically <br />excluded from the definition of subdivision within counties is any division of land resulting in <br />parcels of35 acres or more, <br /> <br />. Counties and municipalities are authorized to use planned unit developments (PUDs) (24-67- <br />101), <br /> <br />. The Municipal Anuexation Act of 1965 (31-14-101) gives municipalities the authority to <br />annex, and sets eligibility, procedures and limitatiohs for annexation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. In 1999, the General Assembly updated the vest~d property rights statutes <br />(24-68-101) to allow municipalities and counties ID establish a vesting process and determine <br />when vesting occurs in the development review piocess within a jurisdiction. If a local <br />government does not adopt an ordinance or resolJtion to determine when vesting occurs, vesting <br />will automatically occur upon approval of any pl~ plat, drawing or sketch. Development <br />proposals must go through the review process un4er the same regulations that were in effect when <br />the completed application was submitted (except in emergency/safety situations), <br /> <br />. Counties (30-28-201) and municipalities (31-15-1501) may adopt building codes for <br />consideration of and in accordance with the pub1i$ health, safety, morals and general welfare and <br />the safety, protection and sanitation of such dwellings, buildings, and structures, Please note that <br />county and municipal building codes do not appl* to school construction. Schools are instead <br />subject to building standards set forth by the Division of Oil and Public Safety within the Colorado <br />Department of Labor and Employment (22-32-124). If a county or municipality does not have a <br />building code, certain buildings intended for multiple occupancy (motels, hotels and schools) are <br />subject to building standards set forth by the state Division of Housing (24-32-709, et seq.), <br /> <br />Land Use Planning in Colorado <br /> <br />page 2 <br /> <br />. <br />