FORT COLLINS Come mid-September, Larimer County will impose new rules affecting oil and gas operations in the county.
The rules are among a handful of new local regulations that counties across the state are permitted to write after passage of Senate Bill 181 in 2019.
The Larimer County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve the new rules after extensive hearings and discussion.
In the end, the commissioners appeared to be most concerned with oil and gas setbacks from housing, schools, nursing homes and other potentially vulnerable residents. Those setbacks would include so-called “reverse setbacks,” in that housing developers would be unable to build within established limits around existing wells.
Larimer County lifts river restrictions below Rustic, evacuation orders in Poudre Canyon
Search continues for three missing people after flash flood
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The Larimer County Sheriffâs Office lifted river restrictions below Rustic and all evacuation orders in Poudre Canyon Thursday afternoon as the search operations for three people missing after Tuesdayâs flash flooding continued.
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DENVER â The Larimer County Sheriffâs Office lifted river restrictions below Rustic and all evacuation orders in Poudre Canyon Thursday afternoon as the search operations for three people missing after Tuesdayâs flash flooding continued.
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THORNTON In an act that Weld County considers to be legitimate use of rights under state law, the Thornton city council has voted unanimously to override the Weld County Board of Commissioners’ denial of use by special review permit for a water pipeline through 34 miles of unincorporated Weld County.
The Thornton council voted Tuesday to invoke its rights under state law. This followed the
In subsequent conversations, however, the city determined, and Weld County concurred, that the city has authority to override the county’s decision. Board of commissioners chairman Steve Moreno communicated that in a letter June 24. Moreno asked, however, that if the city decides to overrule, that it adhere to several conditions regarding the construction phase, sharing of as-built plans, working with and permitting property owners to speak to the council and securing the permits that might apply to the project.