Land use

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La Plata County releases second draft of new land-use codes

has until Aug. 14 to comment on regulations

July 7, 2020

Local News

Forest Service stops unauthorized road building northeast of Durango

Property owner told to go through proper channels or reclaim area

June 21, 2020

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Limits on noise, hours weigh on Durango Hot Springs

say onerous conditions for county permit could crush business

June 19, 2020

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Hearing on La Plata County’s new land-use code draws few comments

Proposed regulations set for adoption this fall

June 19, 2020

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U.S. Senate passes public lands bill; Colorado Dems accuse Gardner of ‘greenwashing’

Act not included with Great American Outdoors legislation

June 17, 2020

Local News

‘Holy grail’ conservation bill advances in U.S. Senate

funding would drastically reduce maintenance backlog in national parks

June 13, 2020

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Four years in the making, La Plata County releases draft land-use code

officials target September adoption

May 12, 2020

Local News

La Plata County drops prospect of moratorium on new development

Business community says proposal to suspend new development poorly timed

April 30, 2020

Pine River Times news

La Plata County considers six-month moratorium on development applications

would allow smoother transition to land-use code

April 27, 2020

Local News

La Plata County considers six-month moratorium on development applications

would allow smoother transition to a new land-use code

April 27, 2020

Local News

La Plata County unveils skeleton – or table of contents – of revised land-use code

Residents raise concerns about public input, grandfathering issues

March 7, 2020

Local News

La Plata County opens new series of land-use workshops

Residents can learn what is in the new code, provide feedback

February 24, 2020

Southwest Life

BLM designates special management areas

3 areas of critical environmental concern total over 14,000 acres

February 22, 2020

Local News

Colorado Wilderness Act passes in U.S. House

in state’s congressional delegation threatens bill’s future

February 12, 2020

Local News

U.S. plans to open millions of acres of public land to drilling, cattle

to federal land clash with Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Colorado conservation groups

February 8, 2020

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La Plata County eyes September completion for new land-use code

few months to be packed with public outreach, officials say

January 31, 2020

Local News

New business in Grandview, homes in Bayfield get county OK

Developers looking for tenant for commercial space east of Durango

January 21, 2020

Local News

Vacant land on Florida Mesa approved for up to 22 homes

Higher-density use also OK’d near Falls Creek

December 6, 2019

Local News

It took two years, but district plans are complete

Documents will help guide growth in La Plata County

November 8, 2019

Local News

Some residents happy, others less so, with county district plans

Planning Commission set to adopt updates this week and next

November 5, 2019

Local News

La Plata County adopts 1041 Regulations

Commissioners say codes provide more local control over large projects; some residents remain skeptical

October 1, 2019

Local News

Cortez planning commissioners approve land use code

heads to council Sept. 24

September 5, 2019

Local News

Scope of county land-use code revision is re-imagined

Commissioners propose changes to existing system versus entire rewrite

September 4, 2019

Local News

Overhaul of La Plata County land-use code up for discussion

Wednesday meeting to address zoning, rewrite of rules

August 30, 2019