C.R.S. Section 29-20-201
Legislative declaration

(1)

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a)

The right to own and use private property is a fundamental right, essential to the continued vitality of a democratic society;

(b)

Governmental regulation of conduct, while equally essential to public order and the preservation of universally held values, must be carried out in a manner that appropriately balances the needs of the public with the rights and legitimate expectations of the individual; and

(c)

This part 2 appropriately and necessarily underscores and reinvigorates the federal constitutional prohibition against taking private property for public use without just compensation and the state constitutional prohibitions against taking or damaging private property for public or private use.

(2)

The general assembly further finds and declares that an individual private property owner should not be required, under the guise of police power regulation of the use and development of property, to bear burdens for the public good that should more properly be borne by the public at large.

(3)

The general assembly intends, through the adoption of section 29-20-203, to codify certain constitutionally-based standards that have been established and applied by the courts. The fair, consistent, and expeditious adjudication of disputes over land use in state courts in accordance with constitutional standards is a matter of statewide concern.

Source: Section 29-20-201 — Legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-29.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

29‑20‑101
Short title 29‑20‑102
Legislative declaration 29‑20‑103
Definitions 29‑20‑104
Powers of local governments - definition 29‑20‑104.2
Anti-growth law - preemption - legislative declaration - definitions 29‑20‑104.5
Impact fees - definition 29‑20‑105
Intergovernmental cooperation 29‑20‑105.5
Intergovernmental cooperation - intergovernmental agreements to address wildland fire mitigation - land owned by municipality for utility purposes - legislative declaration 29‑20‑105.6
Notification to military installations by local governments of land use changes - legislative declaration - definitions 29‑20‑106
Receipt of funds 29‑20‑107
Compliance with other requirements 29‑20‑108
Local government regulation - location, construction, or improvement of major electrical or natural gas facilities - powerline trail notification - expedited review for certain transmission line projects, legislative declaration - definitions 29‑20‑109
Local government regulation of amateur radio antennas 29‑20‑110
Local government regulation of pesticide use - definitions 29‑20‑201
Legislative declaration 29‑20‑202
Definitions 29‑20‑203
Conditions on land-use approvals 29‑20‑204
Remedy for enforcement against a private property owner 29‑20‑205
Limitation - scope of part 29‑20‑301
Legislative declaration 29‑20‑302
Definitions 29‑20‑303
Adequate water supply for development 29‑20‑304
Water supply requirements 29‑20‑305
Determination of adequate water supply 29‑20‑306
Cluster developments - inapplicability
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 29-20-201’s source at colorado​.gov