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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-28-121 (2026)

Temporary regulations

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The board of county commissioners of any county, after appointment of a county or district planning commission and pending the adoption by such commission of a zoning plan, where in the opinion of the board conditions require such action, may promulgate, by resolution without a public hearing, regulations of a temporary nature, to be effective for a limited period only and in any event not to exceed six months, prohibiting or regulating in any part or all of the unincorporated territory of the county or district the erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any building or structure used or to be used for any business, residential, industrial, or commercial purpose.

Source: L. 39: p. 306, § 20. CSA: C. 45A, § 20. CRS 53: § 106-2-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 106-2-20. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 354, § 2, effective May 17.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2016 · leading case: Droste v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Pitkin, 159 P.3d 601 (Colo. 2007).
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Droste v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Pitkin, 159 P.3d 601 (Colo. 2007). · cites it 65× “They contend that the only authority for a moratorium in Colorado land use law is section 30-28-121, C.R.S. (2006), which limits such regulation to (1) the context of zoning plan adoption and (2) a duration of up to six months only.”
Tahoe-Sierra Pres. Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Reg'l Plan. Agency, 535 U.S. 302 (2002). · cites it 4× “See Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-28-121 (2001); N. J.”
Dollaghan v. Cnty. of Boulder, 749 P.2d 444 (Colo. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 8× “In July 1985, claiming that its action was authorized by § 30-28-121, C.R.S. (now in 1986 Repl. Vol.”
Droste v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Pitkin, 141 P.3d 852 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 6× “In the alternative, they argue that if the county planning statute is not the sole source of power to impose a moratorium, any implied power under the Enabling Act is limited by § 30-28-121, C.R.S.2005, at least as to duration.”
City of Fort Collins v. Colorado Oil & Gas Ass'n, 2016 CO 28 (Colo. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 30-28-121, C.R.S. (2015) (allowing boards of county commissioners to adopt moratoria on certain construction activities but providing that such moratoria shall not exceed six months).”
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