Planning

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  • Planning
    P.O. Box 0179
    500 Broadway
    Eagle, Colorado 81631

    Phone 970-328-8730
    Fax 970-328-7185
    comdev@eaglecounty.us

    IVR Inspection Line
    1-866-701-3307

Overview

Both the Eagle County (ECPC) and the Roaring Fork Valley Regional Planning Commissions (RFVRPC) have multiple powers and duties under the provisions of these Land Use Regulations for all matters within the unincorporated portions of Eagle County. 

Powers and Duties: Both the Eagle County and the Roaring Fork Valley Regional Planning Commissions shall have the following powers and duties under the provisions of these Land Use Regulations for all matters within the unincorporated portions of Eagle County:

Prepare Master Plan: To prepare or cause to be prepared or amended the Master Plan, or any element or portion thereof, for adoption by the Planning Commission. The Eagle County Planning Commission shall be responsible for the preparation, adoption and amendment of the countywide master plan and community plans for areas of Eagle County that are not within the boundaries of a regional planning commission.

Prepare Land Use Regulations: To prepare or cause to be prepared Land Use Regulations to implement the Master Plan, for adoption by the Board of County Commissioners.

Recommend amendments to text of these Land Use Regulations: To initiate, hear, review, consider, and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to approve or disapprove applications to amend the text of these Land Use Regulations.

Recommend amendments to Official Zone District Map: To initiate, hear, review, consider, and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to approve or disapprove amendments to the Official Zone District Map of these Land Use Regulations.

Recommend Planned Unit Development (PUD) District: To hear, review, consider, and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to approve or disapprove applications for a Sketch/Preliminary Plan for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) District.

Special Uses: To hear, review, consider, and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove Special Use Permits.

Subdivision: To hear, review, consider, and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove applications for development permit for Sketch/Preliminary Plans for Subdivision.

Special Districts: To hear, review, consider, and recommend approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval to the Board of County Commissioners of service plans for Special Districts.

Make Expertise Available: To make its special knowledge and expertise available upon written request and authorization of the Board of County Commissioners to any official, department, board, commission or agency of the County, a City within the County, the State or Federal governments.

Recommend Rules of Procedure: To recommend to the Board of County Commissioners additional or amended rules of procedure not inconsistent with this Section to govern the Planning Commission's proceedings.

Make Additional Studies: To make studies of the resources, possibilities and needs of the County upon the authorization of the Board of County Commissioners, and to report its findings and recommendations, with reference thereto, to the Board of County Commissioners.