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Garfield County commissioners review land‑use hearing rules, site‑visits and referral process
Summary
At a Feb. 10 work session, Garfield County staff briefed commissioners on Land Use & Development Code procedures, notice rules, when site visits are appropriate, the 21‑day referral process and how conditions of approval are assembled for large projects.
Garfield County commissioners spent their Feb. 10 work session reviewing the county’s land‑use hearing process, from public‑notice requirements and pre‑application conferences to referral agency timelines and conditions of approval.
Planning staff told the board that applicants must provide public notice to parcel owners within 200 feet and post and publish notice according to code, and that the county attorney’s office reviews notices for constructive versus substantial errors that could require renoticing. Staff said late letters and emails typically become exhibits in the record.
The briefing emphasized the hearing sequence: staff presents a report; commissioners may question staff; the applicant presents; the hearing opens to public comment; the board then deliberates and may request legal advice in executive session before making a motion. Philip, a county planning presenter, said the…
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