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SECTION I: PURPOSE. SCOPE. AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS <br />1.1 Title <br />This Resolution shall be known and cited as the "Gilpin County Zoning <br />Regulations." <br />1.2 Purpose <br />To classify, regulate and segregate uses of lands and buildings; to <br />regulate the area of yards and other open spaces around buildings; to <br />regulate the height of buildings; and to regulate the density of population <br />for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Gilpin County. <br />1.3 Scope <br />1.3.1 This Resolution shall apply to all public and private lands <br />situated within the boundaries of the zoning districts established in <br />the unincorporated portions of Gilpin County, over which Gilpin <br />County has jurisdiction under the Statutes of the State of Colorado. <br />1.3.2 In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this <br />resolution shall be regarded as the minimum requirements for the <br />protection of public health, safety and welfare. This resolution <br />shall, therefore, be regarded as remedial and shall be liberally <br />construed to further its underlying purposes. <br />1.3.3 Whenever both a provision of this resolution and any other <br />provision of this resolution or any provision of any other law, <br />rule, contract or deed or regulation of any kind, contain any <br />restrictions covering any of the same subject matter, whichever <br />restrictions are more restrictive or impose higher standards or <br />requirements shall govern. <br />Gilpin County Zoning Regulations 5 <br />