17-79-801. Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-79-801. Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision.
(1)A land use authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations.
(2)If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the land use authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.
(3)A land use decision of a land use authority is an administrative act, even if the land use authority is the legislative body.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14 , 2025 Special Session 1