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<br />MEASURES GO TO SENATE ' 0.' I "" 7</ <br />2 Land-Use Bills Clear House <br /> <br />By fRED BROWX 'Senate lor consideration. phy, however _ the philosophy clarify their land.use powers. <br />lHo\'er Posl Staff Writer ! The more controversial of the that go\'ernment can tell an But Strang and others ,argued <br />Two more items in the: 197~ two bills was described by its O'ATler how he should use his thai most of what the bill cOn- <br />land-use package were ap"'l,sponsors as merely reinforcing land _ bothered opponents of tains is already in the statute <br />proved Tuesday by the Colora- laws that already are on the the bill. The \'Ote was 43 to 14, books. "I just don't think that <br />do House of Representatives. books. with most of the opposition we have added anything to <br />Both bills now must go to the I The reiteration of the philoso. coming from rural legislators. Chapler 106, II he ,aid. ; <br />The other bill, changing the . Strang ('all~ the amended' <br />definition 01 subdivisions sub- bIll "unrecogn.1Zable and redurr <br />ject to county regulation, was dant." <br />approved with a comfortable, <br />margin, 5-1 t03. <br />Current law sets standards <br />lor such things as water and <br />sewer service for subdivisions <br />consisting of tracts 01 less than <br />as acres. <br />The bill, rewritten by Reps. <br />sandy Arnold. R-Boulder, and <br />Mike Strang, R-Carbondale, re- <br />moves any reference to the size <br />of a subdivision and req~ <br />counties to gi....e permission for <br />any multiple-family develop- <br />ment. <br /> <br /> <br />One ...no Cdre<; calls <br />I~'- <br />~I;'.~.:c: <br />19 STORES TO SE~VE <br />YOUII,iDENVEI'l.A <br />COLORADO SPRINGS <br /> <br />There's One Near You! <br />Phone: 433-6861 <br /> <br />I'OWERS DEFI~"ED <br />The other measure that re- <br />ceived linal House approval <br />Tueway clarifies city and <br />county powers to act In sevl'ral <br />areas of land-use protection. . <br />One of the biggest arguments ~ <br />was whether government con- <br />cern should extend to the pr0- <br />tection of .....ildlife. Opponents <br />argued that the proposed lan- <br />guage was too broad. <br />"Whe-.never people get to dic- <br />tating to me," said Rep. Hiram <br />McNeil. D-Montrose, "I'm <br />gOing 10 back up against a wall <br />and say. 'Stop right now.' " <br />CO\IPRo:\IISE ADOPTED <br />A compromise provision on <br />wildlife was adopted during <br />_ preliminary debate. <br />The bill's chief sponsor. Rep. <br />Betty Ann Dittemore, E-Engle- <br />wood. said city and county of- <br />ficials wanted the legislation to <br /> <br />()3'73 <br />