Land Mergers in Boulder County
MERGER UPDATE
At the BOCC hearing on August 24, 2004, the Boulder County Commissioners unanimously approved the proposed text amendments re mergers despite (or perhaps in spite of) recommendations to reject them from its own advisory committee (the Boulder County Planning Commission), newspapers editorials, letters (nearly 200 were received on this issue), and testimony from merger victims, the Land Use Coalition, and the public. To discuss the ramifications of the commissioners decisions, we will be focusing on this issue at our monthly meeting on Wednesday Sept. 1 at 530 PM at the Rockies Brewing Co. in Boulder. If you are a merger victim, we strongly encourage you to attend this meeting. Thanks to everyone who sent in letters and appeared to testify at the hearing.
Letter sent to people affected by mergers after the August hearing.
Here are links to several articles that were published on the issue.
Boulder Weekly Article by Wayne Laugeson. Sept. 2, 2004.
Sunday Daily Camera Editorial on Mergers prior to hearing (8/22/04) http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/insight/article/0,1713,BDC_2494_3126135,00.html
Daily Camera Article on Hearing (8/25/04)
http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/county_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2423_3135862,00.html
Rocky Mountain News Article on Hearing (8/25/04)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3135510,00.html
August 24, 2004 - 2:00
p.m. Commissioner's Hearing
on 'Merger Rule'
Commissioner's Hearing Room, Court House, Boulder
The Boulder County Commissioners will hear
information about the changes proposed to the Land Use Code Merger Rule -
Section 18-121. If your property has been merged you need to be at this
hearing! Or at least send a letter - or both.
SEND A
LETTER!
The LUC has prepared a letter stating the issues.
Print and sign the letter or write your own.
Click here for a pdf copy of the letter.
Click here for a text version of the
letter.
To see a copy of the text
amendment related to
the "merger rule", click
here.
or go to the Land Use
Department Web site.
Has Your Property Been Merged?
What is
Boulder County’s Merger Policy?
Boulder County Land Use Code 18-121.B states that adjacent parcels under
35 acres, held in common ownership, and located in the mountainous areas
of Boulder County were "merged" as of May 19, 1993. Boulder
County adopted this article without notifying or getting the consent of
the affected property owners, or actually merging their deeds and tax
records. In 1995, Article 18-121 was expanded to include the merging of
contiguous parcels located in platted subdivisions throughout Boulder
County. The result of these actions is that hundreds of Boulder County
landowners have had their property merged without their knowledge or
consent.
Summary of Jan. 22, 2004 Hearing Results click here
For more information about the Merger Issues, read the following (pdf files):
- Boulder County Land Use Code 18-121
- BC Land Use Dept Proposed Code 18-121 Amendment
- BCLUD Staff Recommendation
- Colorado State Senate Bill 03-067 - Text of the "Unmerge Bill" passed in the 2003 session of the Colorado Legislature.
- Real People Real Stories - Read about how the Boulder County "merger" rule affects land owners. Two new stories, Two more stories. (pdf)
For more information contact the Land Use Coalition at info@landusecoalition.org or call 303-666-7903.
Last updated October 02, 2004.
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