FLOOD09682

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Control and Drainage Laws Manual
• Date: 8/1/1987
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

COLORADO FLOOIl CONTROL
AND IlRAltWlE lAWS

DEFINITIONS

FORMATION

ADMINISTRATION

IMPLEMENTATION

LIMITATIONS

The Land Use Commission shall:

o develop model regulations for county planning
commission subdivision regulations (24-65-105;
for sUbdivision regulations. see County
SUbdivision Regulation. III-B. and 30-28-133).

o

designate critical areas
hundred-year floodplains
and shall aid governments
make such identifications;

in the State where
should be identified.
with juriSdiction to

o designate critical conservation and recreation
areas. and recommend Sta te involvement in land
use in such areas (24-65-105)

o

develop model regulations for the
governments for use in control of land
construction in the floodways (24-65-105).

local
use and

None needed for this text

The statute creatE!d the Colorado Land Use Commission
(24-65-103).

The Commission staff is assigned. within available
appropriations. to assist counties and municipalities
in Areas and Activities of State Interest Program
(24-65-106. enacted 1974; see topic of same name.
I-D). and to provide other assistance as possible.
The Commission also performs some review functions.
under the Areas and Activities of State Interest
Program.

A number of
required. in the
establishment.

reports to the legislature were
time shortly after the Commission's

Financing is provided by the legislature.

None specified; however.
commission's authority
described above. cease
issued only with the
(24-65-104). although
unilaterally to request
government (24-65-104).

there are limits on the
to act unilaterally. As
and desist orders may be
approval of the Governor
the Commission does act
action by the county or city

I-E-;!