§ 24-68-102.5 — Applications - approval by local government

Colorado § 24-68-102.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Vested Property Rights

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(1) Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, an application for approval of a
site specific development plan as well as the approval, conditional approval, or
denial of approval of the plan shall be governed only by the duly adopted laws and
regulations in effect at the time the application is submitted to a local government.
For purposes of this section, laws and regulations includes any zoning law of
general applicability adopted by a local government as well as any zoning or
development regulations that have previously been adopted for the particular
parcel described in the plan and that remain in effect at the time of the application
for approval of the plan.

(2) Notwithstanding the limitations contained in subsection (1) of this section,
a local government may adopt a new or amended law or regulation when necessary
for the immediate preservation of public health and safety and may enforce such
law or regulation in relation to applications pending at the time such law or
regulation is adopted.

Legislative History

Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 861, � 2, effective May 24.