§ 24-65.1-108 — Effect of article - state agency or commission responses

Colorado § 24-65.1-108

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Areas and Activities of State Interest

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(1)
Whenever any person desiring to carry out development as defined in section 24-65.1-102 (1) is required to obtain a permit, to be issued by any state agency or
commission for the purpose of authorizing or allowing such development, pursuant
to this or any other statute or regulation promulgated thereunder, such agency or
commission shall establish a reasonable time period, which shall not exceed sixty
days following receipt of such permit application, within which such agency or
commission must respond in writing to the applicant, granting or denying said
permit or specifying all reasonable additional information necessary for the agency
or commission to respond. If additional information is required, said agency or
commission shall set a reasonable time period for response following the receipt of
such information.

(2) Whenever a state agency or commission denies a permit, the denial must
specify:

(a) The regulations, guidelines, and criteria or standards used in evaluating
the application;

(b) The reasons for denial and the regulations, guidelines, and criteria or
standards the application fails to satisfy; and

(c) The action that the applicant would have to take to satisfy the state
agency's or commission's permit requirements.

(3) Whenever an application for a permit, as provided under this section,
contains a statement describing the proposed nature, uses, and activities in
conceptual terms for the development intended to be accomplished and is not
accompanied with all additional information, including, without limitation,
engineering studies, detailed plans and specifications, and zoning approval, or,
whenever a hearing is required by the statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, or
resolutions thereof prior to the issuance of the requested permit, the agency or
commission shall, within the time provided in this section for response, indicate its
acceptance or denial of the permit on the basis of the concept expressed in the
statement of the proposed uses and activities contained in the application. Such
conceptual approval shall be made subject to the applicant filing and completing
all prerequisite detailed additional information in accordance with the usual filing
requirements of the agency or commission within a reasonable period of time.

(4) All agencies and commissions authorized or required to issue permits for
development shall adopt rules and regulations, or amend existing rules and
regulations, so as to require that such agencies and commissions respond in the
time and manner required in this section.

(5) Nothing in this section shall shorten the time allowed for responses
provided by federal statute dealing with, or having a bearing on, the subject of any
such application for permit.

(6) The provisions of this section shall not apply to applications approved,
denied, or processed by a unit of local government.

Legislative History

Source: L. 74: Entire article added, p. 340, � 1, effective May 17.