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Larimer County |
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Code of Ordinances |
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LAND USE CODE |
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Appendix 13.0. LOCATION AND EXTENT (PUBLIC PROJECT REVIEW) |
§ 13.2. APPLICABILITY
The following projects require location and extent review:
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The following types of public projects including; public roads, public parks, trails and trailheads, public ways, grounds and spaces, public buildings and structures and utilities, whether public or privately owned will be brought before the Larimer County Planning Commission for location and extent review, unless they are listed as "No Review Required" below:
Review required:
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Water transfers out of county
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Active recreation/community and neighborhood parks/regional trail acquisition outside open space areas or existing parks (not part of a land division application)
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School land acquisition (not part of a land division application)
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Site development for new schools
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Shops and yards—county, municipal, schools, CDOT, utilities, etc.
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Roads—additional new lanes, ROW for new roads, improvement from gravel to paved surface
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New interchanges on highways
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Trailhead with parking >one acre
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New campground
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Fire stations/barns
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Sheriff or ambulance station
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Hospital/clinic
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Jails/detention centers
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Water storage—above ground and reservoirs
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New water/sewer treatment plant
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Landfills
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Sludge farms
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Recycling centers/solid waste transfer stations
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Communication towers
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Public office buildings
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Sand/gravel mining
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Any use with trip generation >20 ADT
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Any use with outdoor storage or expansion of existing outdoor storage
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Any use not listed as no review required above
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Any public project that falls below the thresholds listed in section 14.4 designated matters of state interest.
No review required:
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Open space acquisition of land for passive recreation
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Trailhead parking <one acre
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Expansion of existing active recreation areas
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Service distribution lines
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Roads—maintenance/lane widening/shoulder improvements/signals
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Bridge reconstruction, realignment, expansion
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Expansion of fire stations
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Expansion of water/sewer treatment plants
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Land acquisition for schools previously reviewed in a land division application
B.
Public schools.
1.
Prior to acquiring land or contracting for the purchase of land for a school site, the board of education must consult with and advise the planning commission in writing to ensure that the proposed site conforms to the adopted master plan as far as is feasible.
2.
Prior to construction of any structure or building, the board of education must submit a site development plan for review and comment to the planning commission.
(Res. No. 11252014R001, Exh. A, 11-25-2014)