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§ 31-23-312. Safety Glazing Materials

The governing body of each municipality in this state shall adopt standards governing the use of safety glazing materials for hazardous locations within its jurisdiction. No building permit shall be issued for the construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any structure in such municipality unless such construction, reconstruction, or alteration conforms to the standards adopted pursuant […]

§ 31-23-313. Planned Unit Developments – Ordinances

Any municipality may authorize planned unit developments, as defined in section 24-67-103, C.R.S., by enacting an ordinance in accordance with the provisions of article 67 of title 24, C.R.S. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1158, § 1, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 31-23-213 as it existed […]

§ 31-23-314. Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities

All applications for solid wastes disposal sites and facilities received by a municipality shall be processed, reviewed, and approved pursuant to the provisions of part 1 of article 20 of title 30, C.R.S. Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 971, § 15, effective June 5.

§ 31-23-227. Allocation of Powers or Duties

The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, assume and exercise any power granted to or duty placed upon the municipal planning commission by this part 2 and may, by ordinance, delegate to the municipal planning commission or other appropriate municipal body any power granted to or duty placed upon the municipal governing body […]

§ 31-23-301. Grant of Power

Except as otherwise provided in section 34-1-305, C.R.S., for the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, including energy conservation and the promotion of solar energy utilization, the governing body of each municipality is empowered to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and […]

§ 31-23-302. Districts

For any of the purposes enumerated in section 31-23-301, the governing body may divide the municipality into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of this part 3, and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or […]

§ 31-23-303. Legislative Declaration

Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, floodwaters, and other dangers; to promote health and general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to promote […]

§ 31-23-304. Method of Procedure

The governing body of such municipality shall provide for the manner in which such regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of such districts are determined, established, enforced, and, from time to time, amended, supplemented, or changed. However, no such regulation, restriction, or boundary shall become effective until after a public hearing thereon at which parties […]

§ 31-23-305. Changes

Such regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. In case, however, of a protest against changes in regulations or restrictions, or changes in the zone district applicable to particular land, which protest is filed with the municipal clerk at least twenty-four hours prior to the governing […]