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Pitkin County rezones federal and state lands to new resource-government zone; exempts State Land Board lands, directs review in one year
Summary
Pitkin County commissioners approved an ordinance Aug. 13 rezoning lands now held by the federal government into a new Resource‑Government (RSG) zone to limit development if ownership changes; the board exempted State Land Board property and directed a staff review within one year.
Pitkin County commissioners on Aug. 13 approved a county‑initiated rezoning that assigns lands currently owned by the federal government to a new Resource‑Government (RSG) zone district. The measure, passed after a public hearing and debate, is aimed at clarifying expected uses on public lands and reducing the risk of “inappropriate development” if federal holdings are later sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed.
What the ordinance does: The new ordinance reclassifies BLM and U.S. Forest Service lands — and most lands owned by Colorado state agencies — into the RSG zone district. The RSG intent statement in the county code…
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