§ 8-20.5-205 — More stringent requirements prohibited

Colorado § 8-20.5-205

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 08: Labor and
• Art.: Petroleum Storage Tanks

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(1) No municipality,
city, home rule city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the
state shall adopt or enforce any requirement more stringent than the provisions of
this part 2. This section does not apply to requirements established pursuant to the
uniform fire code or the national fire protection association codes, nor does it apply
to requirements established pursuant to local zoning regulations.

(2) The limitation in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any
municipality, city, home rule city, city and county, county, or other political
subdivision of the state which has received an exemption from the committee
created in section 8-20.5-104. The committee may grant a site-specific exemption
when the applicant demonstrates that such an exemption would be cost beneficial
and serve the health, safety, or economic interest of its citizens based on
consideration of local hydrologic, geologic, or other conditions, including location of
population concentrations or commercial areas.

Legislative History

Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 403, � 1, effective July 1.