HOME DEPARTMENTS A - E DEPARTMENTS F - Z RESOURCES VISITORS BUREAU HOW TO BOARDS Department Home 2021 Meeting Dates Application Forms Comprehensive Plan Land Use Code, Zoning Map & 1041 Regulations Planning Commission & Pending Land Use Applications Past Agendas and Minutes Right to Ranch & Code of the West Regional Planning Land Use Code Amendments Resolutions 104 Crestone Avenue Room 125 P.O. Box 699 Salida, Colorado 81201 719.530.5566 (phone) 719.530.9208 (fax) Monday - Friday 8 am - 12 pm 1pm - 4pm Chaffee County Planning & Zoning Department Information The Planning and Zoning Department is part of the County Development Services Department. Planning Staff work closely with other county departments, including Road and Bridge, Building Safety, and Environmental Health, to assist landowners in using their property, and to enforce the adopted Land Use Regulations to protect surrounding property owners from incompatible land uses. The Planning Department staff is responsible for advising the Board of Commissioners, the Planning Commission and the public on land use and development issues. The planning staff accepts and reviews all land planning applications according to the County Land Use Code and County Master plans. The staff also prepares updates and revisions to the County's Land Use Codes for review by the Board of Commissioners to keep up with the changing values of the County's citizens. Chaffee County Assessor Searchable Zoning Map A Chaffee County searchable zoning map, which can provide information on property zoning, floodplains, and other helpful information, is available here. In order to view the zoning layers, you must select "County Zoning" on the Layer List within the map. Chaffee County Land Use Statistics The County's land area is approximately 649,508 acres, which is equal to approximately 1014 square miles. Of this area, a large majority is managed by various federal, state and local government entities, including the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the State Land Board, and the state Divisions of Wildlife and Corrections. Excluding the incorporated municipalities of Salida, Buena Vista and Poncha Springs, there are approximately 120,000 acres of privately owned land in Chaffee County. Dan Swallow Director of Development Services 719.530.5567 dswallow @chaffeecounty.org Greg Laudenslager Principal Planner 719.530.5571 glaudenslager@chaffeecounty.org Jon Roorda Planning Manager 719.530.5566 jroorda@chaffeecounty.org Christie Barton Planner 719.530.5572 cbarton@chaffeecounty.org home | elected officials | departments | top powered by graphic design by