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Home My WebLink About750729.tiff �-. ."Th • - -c LIS STATE OF COLORADO RICHARD 0. LAMM, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF COLORADO LAND USE COMMISSION 1845 Sherman Street Denver,Colorado 80203 (303)892-2778 July 3, 1975 TO: ALL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM: John R. Bermingham, Chairman SUBJECT: Proposed Guidelines for H.B. 1041 Herewith are two copies of the Land Use Commission' s proposed guidelines for identification and designation under H.B. 1041. One copy is to be made available for public inspection at the County Commission Office. The other copy is for your use and review. Other copies are being sent directly to County Attorneys, Land Use Administrators and Planners. Because of the speed with which some counties are proceeding, it is desirable for these guidelines to be adopted at the hearing on July 25th, but we also know that it is impossible to make them exactly right on the first try and that changes and additions will be made from time to time, after the 25th. ^,/ `' r ' a---'7 JRB/lw 750729 cot ‘OirctSW so b5 �, S�_ y� LC COLORADO LAND USE COMMISSION j1, .�S j S S PROPOSED GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION v 1 1. GENERAL 101. Statutory authority. Statutory authority for the Land Use Commission includes the following:* (1) Guidelines for designation are to be adopted and issued by the Land Use Commission, H.B. 1041 §401(1) (b) . (2) Local governments must notify the Land Use Commission of designation hearings , H. B. 1041 §404(2) (a) , and upon completion of hearing, all relevant documents must be forwarded to the Land Use Commission for re- view, H. B. 1041 §404(5) . Within thirty (30) days the Land Use Commission shall review the documents for compliance with the statutory criteria for adminis- tration and shall accept them or recommend modifica- tions , H. B. 1041 §406(1) . If modification of the designation or guidelines is required, the Land Use Commission shall specify its recommendations in writing within the thirty-day period, H.B. 1041 §406(2) . If local government regulations are not considered adequate, the Land Use Commission may have them re- viewed in court, H. B. 1041 §407 (1) (c) . (3) Both identification and designation by a local govern- ment are part of its master plan, H. B. 1041 , Section 2 , adding 1963 C.R. S. 106-3-9 , prospectively 1973 C.R. S . 24-32-111. (4) Exercise temporary emergency powers , 106-4-3- (2) (a) and H. B. 1041, initiate designation proceedings , 106-7-407, and enjoin developments proceeding without permits , 106-7-501 (6) . *Since H. B. 1041, as it appears in 1974 Colo. S.L. , pp. 335 , et seq. , adding 1963 C.R. S. 106-7-101 , et seq. , is only pro- spectively codified as 1973 C.R. S. 24-65. 1-101 , et seq . , the section citations in these guidelines will be to-"H. B. 1041 § - 1 - 7/3/75 102. Proposed Commission findings. The Commission finds that issuance of these guidelines is necessary and proper, as required by H.B. 1041 @401 (1) (b) . The form and language of these guidelines have been for- mulated after various informal meetings held in July and July, 1975 , with other state agencies and with public officials in Denver, Greeley, Golden, Montrose, Steamboat Springs, Durango and Pueblo, and after conducting a formal hearing in Denver on July 25 , 1975. 103. Matters of state interest. H. B. 1041 contemplates that local governments will identify, designate, and administer the following twenty-one (21) areas and activities of state interest : Areas Activities Mineral resource areas Site selection and construction Geologic hazard areas of major new domestic water and Wildfire hazard areas sewage treatment systems Flood hazard areas Major extensions of existing Historical and archeo- domestic water and sewage logical resource areas treatment systems Significant wildlife areas Site selection and development habitats of solid waste disposal sites Shorelands of major Site selection of airports publicly-owned Site selection of rapid or mass reservoirs transit facilities Areas around airports Site selection of arterial high- Areas around major ways and interchanges and facilities of a collector highways public utility Site selection and construction Areas around interchanges of major facilities of a involving arterial public utility highways Site selection and development Areas around rapid or of new communities mass transit facilities Efficient utilization of munici- pal and industrial water projects Conduct of nuclear detonations 104 . Steps in adopting land use regulation. (1) H.B. 1041 procedures include three distinct steps : "identification, " "designation, " and "administration. " (2) Other land use control procedures are authorized by statutes other than H.B. 1041, and these guidelines recognize that local governments will sometimes choose to proceed under those other statutes. - 2 - 7/3/75 (3) Section 2 of H.B. 1041, which added a new section, 106-3-9 C.R.S. , 1963 , makes it clear that H.B. 1041 procedures must be integrated with local master plan- ning. In addition, it is advisable that H.B. 1041 procedures should be integrated with other local land use controls such as zoning, subdivision regulations, build- ing codes, 1034 regulations, etc. (4) The following steps will have to be taken by a local government in any land use control procedure: (I) Identification of matters of state interest. (A) Technical and (B Official (II) Followed by either (A) Designation of matters of state interest under H.B. 1041 and adoption of local regulations and guidelines for administration of such matters, or (B) Adoption of land use controls under enabling legislation other than H.B. 1041 (5) While each of the required procedural steps will be des- cribed in detail in subsequent portions of these guide- lines, the following diagram shows their general interre- lationships: (a) Technical identification (b) Official ident fication (c) Designation (e) A option of under 1041 regulation under zoning, (d) Adopt on of PUD, 1034, or regulation other enabling under 1041 legislation (f) Administration, (g) Administration, issuance of issuance of permit, etc. permit, etc. under 1041 under other enabling legislation (6) Some of the required procedural steps may be com- bined under conditions described in subsequent por- tions of these guidelines. - 3 - 7/3/75 105. Guidelines advise as to procedures. These guidelines advise local governments of the procedures for identification, designation, and administration: (a) Identification under H.B. 1041, both technical and official, is described at Sec. 301, t seq. Advice on descriptions is set forth at Sec. 201, et seq. (b) Designation under H.B. 1041 is described at Sec. 401, et sea. (c) Administration under H.B. 1041 is described at Sec. 501, et seq. 106 . Land Use Commission review of non-H.B. 1041 land use controls . The Land Use Commission recognizes that H. B. 1041 is not the only mechanism for local regulation of matters of state interest since local zoning, sub- division regulations, 1034 regulations , and other techniques are also available . Adoption of such other land use controls , however, does not constitute identification, designation, and administration under H. B. 1041 because of the absence of Land Use Commis- sion notification, review, and approval. From time to time the Land Use Commission may review non-H.B. 1041 land use controls to determine whether the intent of H. S. 1041 is being implemented. In the event that the Land Use Commission determines that local governments are not proceeding within the in- tent of H. B. 1041, it may exercise its formal request powers under H. B. 1041 §407 or its temporary emer- gency powers as described in §§ Sec.601, 602 . 107 . Priorities for local governments . Because it is impossible for any one local government immediately to identify and designate all twenty-one matters of state interest, each local government must set its own priorities when developing its own H. B. 1041 work plan. A "work plan" is a plan developed by a local government and approved by the Department of Local Affairs for the use of funds received from the State of Colorado to be used in the identification, designation, and admin- istration program contemplated by H.B. 1041. - 4 - 7/3/75 2. FLEXIBILITY IN TYPES OF DESCRIPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF REGULATIONS 201. Alternative types of descriptions. (1) Different methods for describing land include the use of maps , photographs , plats , engineering sur- veys, and contour lines as well as metes and bounds descriptions and customary references to the govern- ment survey by tract or section, township and range. (2) The method chosen will depend upon a combination of factors such as: (a) intended use, for example, whether for planning, regulatory or tax purposes (tax relief may become available if use of property is restricted) . (b) simplicity (or complexity) of the description and expense of preparation, for example, a map vs. a metes and bounds description (c) the need for precise accuracy, for example, an engineering survey vs. coloring of an area on a planner' s map, etc. (3) Descriptions of any sort may be incorporated by reference 202. "Legal description" defined. (1) A "legal description" of an area is any description from which it is possible to locate accurately on the ground the boundaries of the land being described. (2) A legal description may be a portion of the government survey, or a map or plat, or a specified contour, city blocks and lots, or a metes and bounds description. (3) Whether a description is or is not a "legal description" depends upon the certainty with which it enables the boundaries to be located on the ground. 203. Alternative types of local guidelines and regulations. (1) Since local guidelines and regulations are needed for a wide variety of different purposes, no single "all purpose" local regulation or guideline can be proposed. Even a single type of land use problem, such as control- ling development in hazardous areas may require different types of regulatory systems appropriate to different circumstances. (2) The circumstances which determine the appropriate kind of local guidelines and regulations include what is politically acceptable, what degree of technical infor- mation is available, the necessity of control, etc. - 5 - 7/3/75 (3) All parts of a regulatory scheme must be designed to work together. If technical information is weak, if area descriptions are loose, and if only an "early warning" system is desired, then the control regulation must take these factors into account. On the other hand, a quite different type of regulation must be draf- ted if tight control is to be exercised in an area where technical information is highly developed and boundaries have already been accurately surveyed. 204 . Alternate methods of describing hazard areas. Method A (1) When a hazard is known or strongly suspected to exist but the boundary of the hazard has not been established with precision, then the "hazard area" should be one that is large enough to provide assurance to a prudent layman that the hazard lies totally within the area described. Such an area can be described quickly, simply, and cheaply, without the necessity of establish- ing the precise boundaries of the actual or suspected hazard. (2) If local regulations and guidelines are to be adopted for an area described by this method, the regulatory documents must be drafted in the form of a warning system that requires a determination of the precise boundary of the hazard at some later time. The local regulations and guidelines must specify how the cost of such determination is to be borne. (3) Sites within the designated hazard area which ultimately are determined not to be hazardous would not thereafter be subject to any further administration under the local regulations and guidelines. (4 ) Use of this approach will allow local governments to bring all hazard areas under control very rapidly at relatively low cost. Method B (1) When a hazard has been confirmed and the precise boun- dary has already been established, then the "hazard area" should be described by whatever legal description is appropriate for the particular area to be regulated. The local regulations and guidelines must then be drafted in the form applying to every development proposed within the designated area. Other Methods (1) Methods A and B are suggestions. Local governments are free to devise other methods . - 6 - 7/3/75 205 . Alternate methods of describing other types of areas. (1) The various systems suggested in Sec. 204 for des- cribing hazard areas may readily be adapted to wildlife area, mineral areas, and other areas of state interest. 206 . Alternate methods of describing activities of state interest. Method A (1) The local regulations and guidelines may be drafted to apply when the activity is conducted anywhere within the jurisdiction of the local government. Method B (1) The local regulations and guidelines may be drafted to apply only to a specifically-described area within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government. This may be necessary because of differences in terrain, proximity to habitation, etc. The resulting local guide- lines and regulations for the conduct of an activity in one locale may be different from the local guidelines and regulations for the conduct of the same type of activity in another locale within the same local juris- diction. There must be a logical explanation for the difference, however, to assure "equal protection". Other Methods (1) Methods A and B are suggestions. Local governments are free to devise other methods. - 7 - 7/3/75 3. IDENTIFICATION 301. Different types of identification •-- technical and official. (1) The word "identification" has different meanings for different agencies and professions. To avoid con- fusion, it is necessary to recognize that the word "identification" as used in H.B. 1041 includes two separate components : "technical identification" and "official identification. " Both of these steps must be completed before an area or activity can be con- sidered "identified" within the meaning of H.B. 1041. 302 . Technical identification. (1) Technical identification of areas of state interest is the act of viewing and preparing a description of the land within which is located one of the matters of state interest listed in H.B. 1041 Sec. 201. Technical identification of an activity under H.B. 1041 is the act of describing any one of the activities of state interest that are listed in H.B. 1041 Sec. 203. This may be done in general terms or with reference to a specific locale. (2) No legal consequences result from technical identifi- cation, but the description may become the basis for an official identification as well as subsequent designation and regulation. (3) A "legal description" is not necessary for the technical identification step, but nothing prevents the use of a "legal description. " (4 ) No hearing is required or necessary for the technical identification step, but nothing prevents the use of a hearing. A technical review team is also possible. (5) A technical identification is to be treated as a report or recommendation and has no official status until it has been officially adopted by a local government. 303. Technical identification by state agencies. (1) State agencies will give all possible assistance to local governments in making identifications. In the case of wildlife and historical and archeological resources, state agencies are required to participate in the identification process by Sec. 202 (3) of H.B. 1041. The oil and gas commission must participate in identifying oil and gas resources. - 8 - 7/3/75 304 . Guidelines for technical identification. (1) State guidelines for technical identification are prepared from time to time by specialized state agencies with respect to one or more matters of state interest. The state guidelines are technical pamphlets or booklets that describe, as simply as possible, how to identify a particular type of area or activity. (2) The title of these publications do not necessarily include either the word "technical" or "identification. " Guidelines for technical identification may appear as portions of pamphlets , booklets or other publications which also include other types of suggested guidelines, such as guidelines for designation or guidelines for local administration. (3) Appendix A lists publications which are currently avail- able and which are recommended by various state agencies for technical identification and local administration and regulation of matters of state interest. With respect to procedures for identification and designation, if there is any conflict between the procedures set forth in these guidelines and those set forth in the publi- cations listed in Appendix A, the procedures set forth in these guidelines will control. (4) Guidelines prepared by state agencies and referred to in Appendix A are sometimes loosely termed "guidelines for designation. " In fact, however, the guidelines referred to in Appendix A are guidelines for the pro- cesses of identification and administration. Designation, however, is a legal step taken by the local governing body and it is to advise on this legal procedure that these guidelines have been prepared by the Land Use Commission. See Sec. 401 et seq. in particular. 305 . Official identification (1) Until a local government officially recognizes a technical identification, the technical identification has no official status. The process by which a local government actually adopts a "technical" identification is termed "official identification. " (2) Official identification is a step which must be taken at some point in any regulatory system. Depending upon the circumstances of a particular case, it may be possible to combine the official identification step with other steps, such as the adoption of a regulation and even the issuance or denial of a permit. - 9 - 7/3/75 (3) Regulation does not necessarily accompany official identification and will not accompany it in the H.B. 1041 procedure. Regulations must be adopted by the governing body of a local government, whereas identification may be carried out by a planning commission. (4) Official identification of areas and activities of state interest under H.B. 1041 is required to be carried out by resolution of the county planning commissions and by resolution of the municipal planning commission in the case of a municipality. (See Sec. 2 of H.B. 1041 which added a new section 106-3-109, C.R.S. 1963. ) (5) Official identification should be made as part of the local master plan. Just as the master plan may be adopted in incremental parts , official identification need not be made for all twenty-one matters of state interest at one time. While the official identification process for all matters of state interest should be completed by the local planning commission on or before June 30 , 1976 , official identification should be made for each matter of state interest soon after adequate tech- nical identification has been completed for that matter. (6) The description of an area or activity that is used in an official identification may be the same description that has been used in the previous technical identification of the same area or activity. A different type of description may be used, however, to provide conformity with other descriptions used in the master plan or to establish the basis for any local guidelines or regulations for which a "legal description" is required. (7) After an area or activity has been officially iden- tified, that official identification may then be used for local designation purposes under H. B. 1041 or for other types of local land use controls under any other enabling legislation, such as that under H.B. 1034 or for zoning, subdivision regulations , building codes , planned unit development , etc. 306. Official identification - Land Use Commission to be notified. Because of the need for a report on the use of sub- stantial sums of money appropriated by the legislature for the local identification, designation, and admin- istration programs under H. B. 1041 , a simple notifica- tion should be sent to the Land Use Commission whenever an area or activity has been officially identified. The notification should be accompanied by a copy of the planning commission resolution by which the official identification was made. - 10 - 7/3/75 307. Official identification for federal purposes . It should be noted that certain federal programs treat a technical identification by a state employee or state agency as an "official identification" for federal pur- poses . However, these guidelines are issued in further- ance of state law. Within the meaning of these guide- lines and H.B. 1041, technical identification of an area or activity by a state employee or state agency is not "official identification. " 4. LOCAL DESIGNATION OF MATTERS OF STATE INTEREST AND ADOPTION OF OTHER LOCAL REGULATIONS 401. Alternative types of regulatory systems . With the exception of local and regional mater plan re- view by appropriate planning commissions , regulation of an area or activity may be accomplished only by the local governing body either under the statutory scheme set forth in H.B. 1041 or under zoning, subdivision regula- tion, building code, planned unit development , H.B. 1034, or other enabling legislation. The following sections of this Part 4 relate only to procedures that must be fol- lowed if regulation occurs under authority of H.B. 1041. 402. "Designation" defined. (1) Designation under H.B. 1041 is a legal procedure which is carried out by the county commissioners of a county or by a municipal governing body. (2) "Designations" made under master plans, zoning, or other authority or by state or federal agencies are not acceptable as designations under H. B. 1041 unless all requirements for H.B. 1041 designations have been satisfied. 403. Designation sometimes may be combined with other proceedings . (1) Designation may be combined with the adoption of local guidelines and regulations for administration as provided in Sec. 4'll, below. (2) Designation may be combined with official identi- fication in the case of a home-rule municipality whose council has responsibility under municipal charter provisions for the adoption of a master plan. - 11 - 7/3/75 (3) Designryn may be combined with c' ideration of an application for a permit to conduct a designated activity of state interest or conduct development in a designated area of state interest as described in Sec. 411, below. 404. Designation -- _public hearing required. The local government shall hold a public hearing before designating an area or activity of state interest and adopting guidelines and regulations for the admini- stration thereof , pursuant to H.B. 1041, §404 . Advance consultation with appropriate state agencies con- cerning the selection of the date for the hearing is requested. 405. Notice of public hearing -- contents . The notice of the local designation hearing must specify: (1) The time and place of the hearing. (2) The place where relevant materials may be examined. (3) A telephone number where inquiries may be answered. (4) A description of the area or activity to be desig- nated. It is not necessary for the notice to set forth a complete legal description so long as the description in the notice provides reasonable notice of the property to be considered. In the designa- tion of an activity, the areas in which the activity is to be controlled should be similarly described. 406. Notice of hearing -- publication and timing. Notice shall be published once at least thirty and not more than sixty days before the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. 407. Notice of hearing -- to whom notice must be sent. (1) The local government shall send written notice to the Colorado Land Use Commission of a public hearing to be held for the purpose of designation and adoption of local guidelines and regulations at least thirty days and not more than sixty days before such hearing. (2) Any person may request, in writing, that his name and address be placed on a mailing list to receive notice of all hearings held pursuant to this section . If the local government decides to maintain such a mailing list, it shall mail notices to each person paying an annual fee reasonably related to the cost of production, handling, and mailing such notice. In order to have his name and address retained on said mailing list, the person shall resubmit his name and address and pay such fee before January 31 of each year. - 12 - 7/3/75 408. Public hearing -- matters to be considered. During the public hearing on designation and/or for adoption of regulations and guidelines for administration, it is necessary for the following matters to be considered: (1) The intensity of current and foreseeable develop- ment pressures , and (2) Applicable guidelines for designation issued by the Colorado Land Use Commission. (3) The boundaries of the proposed area, and (4) Reasons why the particular area or activity is of state interest, the dangers that would result from uncontrolled development of any such area or uncon- trolled conduct of such activity, and the advantages of development of such area or conduct of such activity in a coordinated manner , and (5) Any master or comprehensive plan pertaining to or affected by the area or activity under consideration. 409. Public hearing -- procedures to be followed. Although the procedures to be followed by the officials in charge of the public hearing should be the procedures customarily followed by the local government, any specific procedures required by these guidelines must be followed. , 410. Public hearing -- type of record to be kept. The record of the public hearing for a designation and/or adoption of local guidelines and regulations for adminis- tration under H. B. 1041 shall consist of the following, as a minimum: (1) Notice of the hearing. (2) Certificate of publication of the notice. (3) Names and available addresses of persons who presented written or oral statements. (4) Evidence of the technical and official identifi- cations of the matter of state interest proposed to be designated. (5) Written findings concerning each of the matters referred to in Sec.408, above. - 13 - 7/3/75 411. Public hearing -- hearing on designation and on adoption of regulations may be combined. Local governments may wish to combine designation with the adoption of local guidelines and regulations for administration of the designated matter of state interest, but this is not required by H.B. 1041. It should be noted that, without such a combined procedure, a mora- torium is created . See Sec. 417 below. 412. Public hearing -- hearing on designation and hearing on permit application may be consolidated. If a person proposes to engage in development in an area of state interest or for conduct of an activity of state interest not previously designated and for which guidelines have not been adopted, the local government may hold one hearing for determination of designation and guidelines and granting or denying the permit. 413. Designation -- to be completed within thirty days of public hearing. Within thirty days after completion of the public hearing, the local government, by order, may adopt, adopt with modification, or reject the particular designation and guidelines; but the local government, in any case, shall have the duty to designate any matter which has been finally determined to be a matter of state interest and adopt guidelines for the administration thereof. 414. Designation -- form of final order. (1) The final order of designation shall be in the form of a resolution in the case of a county and in the form of an ordinance in the case of a municipality. (2) "Designations" made under master plans , zoning, or other authority are not acceptable as designations under H. B. 1041 unless the Land Use Commission determines that all statutory and administrative requirements for H. B. 1041 designations have been satisfied. 415. Designation -- contents of final order . The local governing body' s final order of designation for a matter of state interest must: (1) Specify the boundaries of the proposed area, and - 14 - 7/3/75 (2) State reasons why the particular area or activity is of state interest, the dangers that would result from uncontrolled development of any such area or uncontrolled conduct of such activity, and the advantages of development of such area or conduct of such activity in a coordinated manner. (3) Local guidelines for administration and regulation may be included. 416. Designation prior to adoption of guidelines for administration or administrative regulations. A matter of state interest may be designated by a local government without guidelines for administration or admin- istrative regulations for the area or activity being adopted at the same time, subject to the provisions of Sec. 417. 417. After designation -- moratorium on development until guidelines for administration and administrative regulations have been adopted. After a matter of state interest is designated by the local governing body, no person shall engage in development in such area and no such activity shall be conducted until the designation and local guidelines and regulations for such area or activity are finally determined pursuant to Land Use Commission approval or judicial review. See H.B. 1041 5404 (4) . 418. After designation -- materials must be forwarded to Land Use Commission for review. Upon adoption by order in the form of resolution or ordi- nance of the local governing body, all relevant materials relating to the local designation as well as the local regulations and guidelines for administration shall be forwarded to the Colorado Land Use Commission for review. 419. Review by Land Use Commission. (1) Not later than thirty days after, receipt of a local government order designating a matter of state interest and adopting guidelines and/or regulations for the administration thereof, the Colorado Land Use Commission shall review the contents of such order on the basis of the relevant provisions of H. B. 1041 and shall accept the designation and guidelines or recommend modification thereof. - 15 - 7/3/75 (2) If the Colorado Land Use Commission decides that modification of the designation or guidelines is required, the Colorado Land Use Commission shall, within said thirty-day period, submit to the local government written notification of its recommenda- tions and shall specify in writing the modifications which the Colorado Land Use Commission deems neces- sary for compliance with the relevant provisions of H. B. 1041. 420. Local government must respond to recommendations of the Land Use Commission. Not later than thirty days after receipt of the modifica- tions recommended by the Colorado Land Use Commission, a local government shall: (1) Modify the local government' s original order in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the Colorado Land Use Commission and resubmit the order to the Colorado Land Use Commission, or (2) Notify the Colorado Land Use Commission that the Colorado Land Use Commission' s recommendations are rejected. 421. Quarterly report of actions taken. In order that the Land Use Commission and other state agencies will know the status of the H.B. 1041 program in each local government' s jurisdiction a report should be submitted showing, for each matter of state interest, the dates on which the following steps have been completed: Technical identification Official identification Designation under H.B. 1041 Regulation adopted under H.B. 1041 Regulation adopted under other authority. The form for this report will be worked out with the Department of Local Affairs. - 16 - 7/3/75 APPENDIX A Publications of State Agencies Containing GUIDELINES FOR TECHNICAL IDENTIFICATION, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATION of Areas and Activities of State Interest Under House Bill 1041 (1974) . AREAS OF STATE INTEREST PUBLICATIONS Mineral Resource Areas Special publication No. 6 entitled, "Guidelines and Criteria for Identifica- tion and Land Use Controls of Geological Hazard and Mineral Resource Areas" , prepared by Colorado Geo- logical Survey, 1974 Geological Hazard Areas Special publication No. 6 entitled, "Guidelines and Criteria for Identifica- tion and Land Use Controls of Geological Hazard and Mineral Resource Areas" , prepared by Colorado Geo- logical Survey, 1974 Wildfire Hazard Areas "Guidelines and Criteria for Wildfire Hazard Areas" , prepared by Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State University, Ft. Col- lins, Colorado, September, 1974 Flood Hazard Areas "Criteria and Procedures for Flood Hazard Identifi- cation" , prepared by Colorado Water Conservation Board, August 29 , 1974 "Recommended Guidelines for Assistance to Local Govern- ments in Identification of Matters of State Interest" , prepared by Colorado Soil Conservation Board, October 25, 1974 -1- 7/3/75 Historical and Archaeolo- "Guidelines - History gical Resource Areas Archaeology" , prepared by State Historical Society of Colorado Significant Wildlife Areas, "Guidelines for Identifi- Habitats , Shorelands at cation, Designation, and Major Publicly Owned Administration of Signifi- Reservoirs cant Wildlife Habitats and Shorelands of Major Publicly Owned Reservoirs" , prepared by Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Edited by Robert Hoover, October, 1974 Areas Around Airports "Airports Guidelines" , pre- pared by Division of Plan- ning & Isbill Associates, Inc. , Denver, February 2 , 1975 Areas Around Interchanges "Action Plan - Guidelines Involving Arterial for Local Governments Highways Decision Making Relating to Highway Matters of State Interest" , prepared by Color- ado Division of Highways, October, 1974 Areas Around Major Facili- None available ties of a Public Utility Areas Around Rapid or Mass None available Transit Facilities Resource Data Inventories, "Recommended Guidelines for Soils, Soil Suitability, Assistance to Local Govern- Erosion and Sedimenta- ments in Identification of tion, Floodwater Problems, Matters of State Interest" , and Watershed Protection prepared by Colorado Soil Conservation Board, October 25, 1974 -2- 7/3/75 ACTIVITIES OF STATE INTEREST PUBLICATIONS Site Selection and Construc- None prepared, draft in tion of Major New Domestic progress by LUC staff Water and Sewage Treatment Systems Major Extensions of Existing None prepared, draft in Domestic Water and Sewage progress by LUC staff Treatment Systems Site Selection and Develop- None prepared, draft in ment of Solid Waste and progress by LUC staff Disposal Sites Site Selection of Airports See 'Areas of State Interest - Areas Around Airports ' Site Selection of Rapid or "Guidelines for Adminis- Mass Transit Facilities tration of Rapid or Mass Transit" , prepared by LUC staff, October, 1974 Site Selection of Arterial Excerpts prepared from Highways and Interchanges Division of Highways and Collector Highways "Action Plan" Site Selection and Construc- None prepared tion of Major Facilities of a Public Utility Site Selection and Develop- "New Community Guidelines" , ment of New Communities prepared by LUC staff, October 25, 1974, amended December 2, 1974 Efficient Utilization of None prepared Municipal and Industrial Water Projects Conduct of Nuclear Detona- None Prepared tions -3- 7/3/75 COuURADO LAND USE COMMISSION NOTICE The Colorado Land Use Commission proposes to adopt guidelines for identification and designation of matters of state interest under H.B. 1041 (1974) . A public hearing on the proposed guidelines will be held on July 25, 1975, commencing at 10:00 a.m. , Room 132, State Services Building, 1525 Sherman St. , Denver, Colorado. The matters to be covered in the guidelines include: definitions, guidelines of how areas and activities are to be described, differ- ences between technical identification and official identification, procedures to be followed in official identifications and desig- nations of matters of state interest, and the legal effect of designations. Copies of the proposed guidelines are available for public inspection in the office of the Colorado Land Use Commission, 1845 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado, and in the offices of the Boards of County Commissioners of each county in the State of Colorado. Inquiries concerning the proposed guidelines can be made at the office of the Colorado Land Use Commission (303) 892-2778. At the public hearing opinions of the public will be heard, but written submittals concerning the proposed guidelines are encouraged. Persons desiring to propose alternative language are requested to submit their recommendations in writing to the Commission on or before July 18, 1975. The hearing will not be an adjudicatory hearing; the order and duration of presentations will be subject to the control of the chairman. Persons desiring to have their names placed on the permanent roster of the Commission's list of interested persons and who wish to receive notices of Commission affairs by mail should so inform the Commission. A fee of $10. 00 per annum will be charged for this service. John R. Bermingham, Chairman Colorado Land Use Commission Denver, Colorado 80203 June 30, 1975 Hello