Staff proposes land‑use code changes to replace 'use by right' with 'allowed use' and add threshold standards
County planning staff presented draft code revisions to clarify that exceeding uniform threshold standards will require a high‑impact permit, proposed access standards for moderate/major subdivisions, and suggested a 500‑foot solar array/battery storage setback; commissioners raised concerns about road‑upgrade implications.
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Steven, county planning staff, presented a narrowed set of land‑use code revisions intended to respond to a district court decision and to reduce ambiguity in phrases like "use by right." "Use by right isn't defined anywhere in Colorado," Steven said during the workshop, explaining staff proposes replacing the term with "allowed use" and adding explicit threshold standards so that exceeding thresholds would trigger a high‑impact permit.
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