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File #: 24-384    Version: 1
Type: Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/8/2024 In control: Board of County Commissioners Study Session
On agenda: 7/23/2024 Final action:
Title: 1:15 PM *Proposed Revisions to the Location and Extent Review Process
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. Presentation, 3. Proposed Land Development Code Changes, 4. Proposed Development Application Manual changes
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To: Board of County Commissioners

Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works and Development Department

Prepared By:
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Larry Mugler, Planner, Long Range Planning Division, PWD
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Presenter: Larry Mugler, Planner, Long Range Planning Division, PWD
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Subject:
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1:15 PM *Proposed Revisions to the Location and Extent Review Process
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Purpose and Request:
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The Planning staff has reviewed the Location and Extent (L and E) provisions in the Land Development Code (LDC) and the Development Application Manual (DAM) and identified several changes that should make the L and E review process more efficient for applicants, staff, and the Planning Commission. The study session will provide the BOCC an opportunity to review and discuss the proposed changes before the formal amendment of the LDC and DAM. The attached presentation highlights specific areas for which staff requests BOCC discussion and direction. However, staff encourages the BOCC to review all aspects of the proposed regulations and welcomes comments and direction on the entirety of the proposed code amendments.
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Background and Discussion: Arapahoe County undertakes reviews of the use of land for public projects based on two Colorado statutes: Location and Extent reviews under Colorado Revised Statutes, ? 30-28-110, as amended, and new public or charter school facilities under Colorado Revised Statutes, ? 22-32-124, as amended. Under the first statute, "No road, park, public way, ground, or space, no public building or structure, and no major facility of a public utility shall be constructed or authorized in the unincorporated areas of Arapahoe County unless and until the proposed location and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the Arapahoe County Planning Commission."

The second statute concerns the location and construction of public and charter schools. Subsection 1(a) addresses the acquisition of land by a board ...

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