(A) This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority contained in the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.). Authority is granted to municipalities to establish a planning commission and regulate subdivisions (C.R.S. §§ 31-23-202 and 31-23-214), to enforce building and fire regulations (C.R.S. § 31-15-601), to regulate land use through zoning (C.R.S. § 31-23-301), to prohibit or regulate nuisances and enforce its major street plan within three miles of its boundaries (C.R.S. §§ 31-15-401 through 31-15-601, 31-23-212 and 31-23-213), as well as to adopt a comprehensive plan and generally plan for and regulate the use of land.
(B) Whenever a section of the Colorado Revised Statues that is referred to in this chapter is later amended or superseded, this chapter is deemed amended to refer to the amended section or section that most nearly corresponds to the superseded section.
(Ord. 2-98, passed 4-22-1998)