Rio Grande County adopts Land Development Code changes to align with 1041 water guidelines and enforcement updates

Sep 3, 2025

The County Board approved amendments to Article 10 (Areas and Activities of State Interest) to align with 1041 Guidelines for water projects exported outside the San Luis Valley and updated Article 11 (Enforcement) to reflect recent state legislative changes; the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval and no public comments were offered.

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The Rio Grande County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 3 adopted amendments to the county Land Development Code to align local rules with the 1041 Guidelines and with recent state legislative updates to enforcement procedures. The public hearing opened at 1:02 PM and included presentations by Dixie Diltz of County Land Use staff and consultant T.J. Dlubac of Community Planning Strategies; there were no public commenters at the hearing.

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