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SUMMIT COUNTY LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 10: Areas and Activities of State Interest 10000: INTRODUCTORY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS A. Purpose and Intent The purpose of this chapter is to enact Regulations governing Areas and Activities of State Interest pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-65.1-101 et seq. as a means of ensuring that growth and development in Summit County are consistent with legitimate environmental concerns and occur in a safe, efficient and coordinated manner and, further, ensuring that adequate community services and facilities are provided in a manner consistent with the constitutional rights of property owners, community goals and protection of the public welfare. B. Authority These Regulations are authorized by, inter alia, C.R.S. §§ 24-65.1-101 et seq., 30-28-101 et seq., 30-28-201 et seq., 29-20-101 et seq., and 24-32-111. C. Definitions The words and terms used in these Regulations governing Areas and Activities of State Interest shall have the meanings set forth below. Where there is a conflict between these definitions and the definitions contained in Chapter 15 of this Code, these definitions shall control for purposes of this Chapter 10. Adverse: Unfavorable, harmful. Affected Party: Any person with an interest in the outcome of the permit decision for the Proposed Project. • Agricultural Lands: Any land used primarily for the production of crops or livestock, including irrigated meadows, irrigated and dry pasture, irrigation ditches, stock drive routes, lands used for barns, corrals and storage of is crops or agricultural products, but not including lands used primarily for the production of commercial timber. Applicant: A person submitting an application for a permit to engage in a development in a designated Area of State Interest or to conduct a designated Activity of State Interest, who is either the owner of the property to be developed, has written permission from the property owner for submittal of the project proposal or has authority to condemn the property. Aquifer Recharge Area: Any area where surface water may infiltrate to a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand or gravel. This definition will also include areas around wells used for disposal of wastewater or toxic pollutants. Area Around a Rapid or Mass Transit Facility: An area immediately surrounding and directly affected by a rapid or mass transit facility as defined herein. Arterial Highway: Any limited access highway that is part of the federal-aid interstate system or any limited- access highway constructed under the supervision of the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT"). BOCC: The Summit County Board of County Commissioners. Building: Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Building Permit: A permit which is issued by the Building Department prior to the erection, construction, alteration, moving, relocation or change of use of any building or structure. Code: Summit County Land Use and Development Code. Collection System: A network of pipes and conduits through which sewage flows to a sewage treatment plant. . 4