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CO Code § 30-28-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-302. Definitions

 As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:    ”Irregular, divided area“ means an area containing parcels of less than thirty-five acres which are either irregular parcels or parcels which were platted prior to June 1, 1972.    ”Irregular parcel“ means a parcel of land which is not uniquely defined on a subdivision plat but which is described by any of the following methods:   An aliquot part of a section;    A metes and bounds description;    A book and page or reception number reference;    Any so-called ”assessor's tract“;    A description which calls only for the owner's or adjoiner's name.       ”Land division study area“ means an area of land which qualifies as an irregular, divided area as defined in subsection (1) of this section, and which has been designated by the board of county commissioners for the purpose of preparing a plan for platting in accordance with the provisions of section 30-28-304.    ”Land surveyor“ means a person registered or licensed pursuant to part 3 of article 120 of title 12.    ”Parcel“ means a contiguous area of land, except for intervening easements and rights-of-way with a continuous boundary defined either by the methods specified in subsection (2) of this section, when the description of the parcel has been recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder or by reference to a recorded subdivision plat.    ”Property owner“ or ”owner“ means the person or persons who hold title to a parcel of land as shown on the property tax assessment roll in the office of the county assessor.    ”Subdivision exemption plat“ or ”exemption plat“ means a subdivision plat which depicts a division of land or the creation of an interest in property for which the board of county commissioners has granted an exemption from subdivision regulations pursuant to section 30-28-101 (10)(d) and which is suitable for recording pursuant to section 38-51-105, C.R.S.    ”Subdivision plat“ means a map of a platted subdivision recorded for the purpose of creating land parcels which can be identified uniquely by reference to such map.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective April 20. L. 94: (7) amended, p. 1509, § 43, effective July 1. L. 2019: (4) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1719, § 216, effective October 1.
CO Code § 30-28-303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-303. Creation of Land Division Study Area

  Upon petition of the property owners who represent not less than ten percent of the land in an irregular, divided area, the board of county commissioners may create a land division study area.    At any regular meeting of the board of county commissioners, the board may designate an area of land as a land division study area if:   The notice and comment provisions of subsection (3) of this section have been complied with; and    The board finds that the area proposed for inclusion in the study qualifies as an irregular, divided area.       Prior to designating an area of land as a land division study area, the board of county commissioners shall publish its intent to consider such designation thirty days prior to the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall include the time and place of the hearing and an invitation to the public to comment on the proposed designation.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1118, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-305 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-305. Preparation of Subdivision Exemption Plat

  The board of county commissioners shall have a subdivision exemption plat prepared for those properties in the land division study area for which the owners have:   Not elected to withdraw from the plan as provided in section 30-28-304 (3);    Given written consent to participate in the plan for platting and have supplied adequate evidence of title as required by section 30-28-304 (4).       The exemption plat shall be prepared by a professional land surveyor, and shall assign a lot number to each of the properties included in the exemption plat.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1121, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-306 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-306. Preparation of Deeds

 The board of county commissioners shall have deeds prepared for each of the properties included in the subdivision exemption plat, using the exemption plat as the basis for the legal description of such properties. Deeds prepared under the provisions of this section shall constitute a legal means for the conveyance of property only upon recordation of the subdivision exemption plat in the office of the county clerk and recorder.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1121, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-307 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-307. Conveyance of Title to District Court

  Upon completion of the preparation of the subdivision exemption plat and of the deeds for the parcels included in the exemption plat, each property owner participating in the subdivision exemption plat shall convey the existing title to his property to the district court having jurisdiction over the property which is to be platted.    The district court shall hold each title in escrow and shall act as the property owner for all properties conveyed in this manner for purposes of executing the owner's certificate for consent to the subdivision of the properties as indicated in the subdivision exemption plat.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1121, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-308 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-308. Recordation of Subdivision Exemption Plat

 Upon execution of the owner's certificate by the district court, the board of county commissioners shall have the subdivision exemption plat recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1121, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-309 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-309. Reconveyance of Title to Property Owners

  Upon recordation of the subdivision exemption plat by the county clerk and recorder, the district court shall reconvey the titles held by the court pursuant to section 30-28-307 to the property owners who conveyed title to their properties to the district court. The district court shall convey title by means of the deeds which were prepared in accordance with section 30-28-306.      A failure to record the subdivision exemption plat and to reconvey title from the district court to the participating property owners within five working days from the date title is conveyed to the district court shall void the original conveyance to the district court.    Voiding of the original conveyance shall not preclude subsequent attempts to convey property to the district court for the purposes stated in this part 3, and the limitation on the length of time the district court may hold title to properties so conveyed shall apply to any subsequent conveyance attempts.         History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1121, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-310 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-310. Assessment of Costs

     The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to assess all eligible costs incurred in preparing the subdivision exemption plat against the properties included in the exemption plat. The maximum amount of such assessment shall be the maximum cost estimate which was included in the plan for platting. The board of county commissioners may establish a schedule of not more than ten years for repayment of the assessment.    The assessment shall become part of the property taxes owed for the affected properties, and the board of county commissioners shall have power to collect delinquent assessments in the same manner that delinquent property taxes are collected. The amount assessed against each of the affected properties shall be proportionate to the benefit received.       The district court shall have the authority to charge for the costs incurred in administering sections 30-28-307 and 30-28-309. Such costs shall be paid by the county at the time these duties are performed, and the county shall be reimbursed for such costs by adding a proportionate amount of such costs to the property owners' assessments which are levied in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1122, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-311 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-311. Cancellation of Process

  After adoption of the plan for platting as set forth in section 30-28-304, the board of county commissioners shall cancel the procedures set forth in this part 3 for the creation of a subdivision exemption plat upon:   Written request from at least seventy-five percent of the participating property owners; or    Refusal on the part of one or more property owners to convey title as required by section 30-28-307.       The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to assess costs as provided in section 30-28-310 against the properties included in the adopted plan for work completed prior to cancellation of the process.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1122, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-312 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-312. Limitation on Liability

 Property owners and any persons representing themselves as property owners who convey property to the district court under the provisions of this part 3 shall bear full responsibility for the condition of the title they hold to the property and for any subsequent litigation regarding defective title. Administration by the board of county commissioners and the district court of the procedures set forth in this part 3 shall not confer liability upon them or anyone in their employ for any litigation regarding defective title of any property which is included in a subdivision exemption plat prepared pursuant to this part 3.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1122, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-313 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 3 - Establishment of Subdivision Exemption Plats for the Purpose of Correcting Legal Descriptions|§ 30-28-313. Severability

 If any section, clause, provision, or portion of this part 3 shall be found unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this part 3 shall not be affected.   History. Source: L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1122, § 1, effective April 20.
CO Code § 30-28-401 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 4 - Cluster Development|§ 30-28-401. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:   It is in the public interest to encourage clustering of residential dwellings on tracts of land that are exempt from subdivision regulation by county government pursuant to section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(X), thereby providing a means of preserving common open space, of reducing the extension of roads and utilities to serve the residential development, and of allowing landowners to implement smart growth on land that is exempt from subdivision regulations.    Landowners should have the option to consider cluster development when subdividing land into parcels in a manner that constitutes an alternative to the traditional thirty-five acre interests described in section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(I).    A process should be available for the development of parcels of land for residential purposes that will authorize the use of clustering, water augmentation, density bonuses, not to exceed two units for each thirty-five acre increment, or other incentives, and the transfer of development rights and fulfill the goals of the county to preserve open space, protect wildlife habitat and critical areas, and enhance and maintain the rural character of lands with contiguity to agricultural lands suitable for long-range farming and ranching operations.        History. Source: L. 96: Entire part added, p. 1880, § 2, effective June 6.
CO Code § 30-28-402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 4 - Cluster Development|§ 30-28-402. Definitions

 As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:    ”Rural land use process“ means a planning process duly enacted and adopted by a county which is designed to offer a land use option for single family residential purposes that differs from traditional thirty-five acre divisions of land, as described in section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(I).     History. Source: L. 96: Entire part added, p. 1881, § 2, effective June 6.
CO Code § 30-28-403 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 4 - Cluster Development|§ 30-28-403. Cluster Development

  A cluster development is any division of land that creates parcels containing less than thirty-five acres each, for single-family residential purposes only, where one or more tracts are being divided pursuant to a rural land use process and where at least two-thirds of the total area of the tract or tracts is reserved for the preservation of open space. No rural land use process as authorized by this section shall approve a cluster development that would exceed one residential unit for each seventeen and one-half acre increment.    As a condition of approving a cluster development, a rural land use process shall require that the cluster development plan to set aside land to preserve open space or to protect wildlife habitat or critical areas not permit development of such land for at least forty years from the date the plan is approved.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire part added, p. 1881, § 2, effective June 6. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 157, § 1, effective August 8.
CO Code § 30-28-404 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 28 - County Planning and Building Codes|Part 4 - Cluster Development|§ 30-28-404. Water - Sewage - Roadways - Notification to State Engineer

  In an effort to preserve open space and water resources, a cluster development may obtain only one well permit for each single-family residential lot pursuant to sections 37-90-105 and 37-92-602, C.R.S., subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.    Except in areas of the state where unappropriated water is available for withdrawal and the vested water rights of others will not be materially injured and except inside designated groundwater basins, a water court-approved plan for augmentation shall be required and shall accompany any county-approved rural land use plan when the water usage in the cluster development would exceed an annual withdrawal rate of one acre-foot for each thirty-five acres within the cluster development. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the use of treated domestic water provided by any public or private entity.    No later than ten days after approval of a cluster development pursuant to a county's rural land use process, the board of county commissioners shall notify the state engineer of such approval and shall provide the state engineer a copy of the approved rural land use plan that includes the cluster development.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire part added, p. 1881, § 2, effective June 6.
CO Code § 30-35-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 35 - Home Rule Counties|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-35-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the ”Colorado County Home Rule Powers Act“.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1461, § 1, effective June 8.
CO Code § 30-35-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 35 - Home Rule Counties|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-35-102. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly declares that, in order to better meet and resolve problems of growth and urbanization and to promote the health, safety, security, and general welfare of the people, county government should be strengthened and provided more flexibility in its powers; therefore, this article is enacted with the intent to implement the provisions of section 16 of article XIV of the state constitution to provide home rule powers for the counties of this state and shall be liberally construed to effect such intent.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1461, § 1, effective June 8.
CO Code § 30-35-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 35 - Home Rule Counties|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-35-103. Home Rule Counties - General Powers

  Any county which adopts, has adopted, or proposes to adopt a county home rule charter to establish the organization and structure of county government, pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of article 11 of this title, may provide in such charter, or amendment thereto for the adoption of all or certain of the home rule powers authorized pursuant to the provisions of this article. In addition to powers authorized in this article, a home rule county, and its officers and employees, shall have all the powers of any county not adopting a home rule charter, except as otherwise provided in this article or in the charter or in the state constitution.    None of the home rule powers granted in this article shall be exercised by a home rule county within the corporate limits of any municipality or territory annexed thereto, nor shall any fee, tax, assessment, or levy of any kind be imposed within such municipality for the exercise of any of the county home rule powers which are not authorized for nonhome rule counties, unless consent thereto is first given by the governing body of such municipality. Nothing contained in this article shall affect the power, otherwise granted by law, of a home rule county to own, operate, and maintain real and personal property within the corporate limits of any municipality.    Notwithstanding any other provision in this part 1, none of the powers authorized in this article shall be applied to any municipal property, functions, services, or facilities, whether provided or located within or outside municipal boundaries, as the boundaries may from time to time exist, unless consent thereto is first given by the governing body of the municipality. This part 1 shall not be construed as limiting the authority of any municipality nor as expanding the authority of any county with respect to any municipality or any municipal property, functions, services, or facilities.    A home rule county shall provide all mandatory county functions, services, and facilities and shall exercise all mandatory powers as are required by law for counties not having home rule powers. A home rule county may provide all permissive functions, services, and facilities and may exercise all permissive powers granted in this article and by other law applicable to counties not having home rule powers, except as otherwise provided in this article or in the charter or in the state constitution.    A home rule county shall be a body politic and corporate, under such name and style as prescribed by law, and may sue and be sued, contract or be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property, have a common seal which it may change and alter at pleasure, and have such other privileges as are incident to corporations of like character or degree, not inconsistent with its charter or the laws of this state.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1461, § 1, effective June 8.
CO Code § 30-35-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 35 - Home Rule Counties|Part 2 - General Powers|§ 30-35-202. Power to Sell Public Works - Sell or Lease Property

  The governing body shall have the following additional powers:   To sell and dispose of public utilities, public buildings, real property used or held for park purposes, or by other real property used or held for any governmental purposes. Before any such sale of a park or recreation facility shall be made, the question of said sale and the terms and consideration thereof shall be submitted at a regular election and approved in the manner provided for authorization of bonded indebtedness by section 30-35-201 (6);    By ordinance, to sell and dispose of any other real property owned by the county upon such terms and conditions as such governing body may determine at a regular or special meeting;    To lease any real property, together with any facilities thereon, owned by the county when deemed by the governing body to be in the best interest of the county. Any lease for a period of more than one year shall be by ordinance. Any lease for one year or less than one year shall be by resolution or ordinance.       All leases and deeds of conveyance executed and acknowledged by the proper officers of the county and purporting to have been made pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be deemed prima facie evidence of due compliance with all the requirements hereof.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1472, § 1, effective June 8.
CO Code § 30-35-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 35 - Home Rule Counties|Part 3 - Ordinances - Penalties|§ 30-35-301. Duty to Make and Publish Ordinances

 A county adopting any of the home rule powers under this article shall make and publish, from time to time, ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by this article and as seems necessary and proper to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, and improve the morals, order, comfort, and convenience of such county and the inhabitants thereof. Such ordinances may be in addition to those authorized by section 30-15-401 , and the provisions of sections 30-15-402 to 30-15-411 shall also apply to such ordinances.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1473, § 1, effective June 8.