Granby City Zoning Code

The existing official zoning map district is inconsistent with the policies and goals of the Granby Comprehensive Plan; or

The area for which rezoning is requested has changed or is changing to such a degree that it is in the public interest to encourage a new use or density in the area; or

The proposed rezoning is necessary in order to provide land for a demonstrated community need, and that such rezoning will be consistent with the policies and goals of the Granby Comprehensive Plan; or

The existing official zoning map is in error.

Narrative outline describing the purpose of the request and identifying applicable grounds for the amendment under GMC § 16.25.020;

Certified boundary survey of land area to be rezoned or legal description as appropriate and requested new classification;

Sketch to scale showing boundaries of area requested to be rezoned, along with an indication of the existing zoning, predominant uses and diversities on all adjacent sides of the area;

Description and sketches, if available, of buildings or uses proposed if rezoning is granted, along with a description of land and building uses within 300 feet of the boundary of the proposed area of change, in all directions;

A list of property owners and their addresses both within the area and within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of the parcel proposed to be zoned or rezoned;

Any other information deemed appropriate by the Town or applicant to fully explain the amendment request;

Specified filing fee payment or such amended fee as may be adjusted by resolution of the Board of Trustees from time to time;

Proof of ownership;

Development schedule (if available).

Pre-Application Meeting: The applicant shall attend a Pre-Application Meeting with the Director of Community Development or their designee to review the requirements for the submittal of a request for a rezoning and discuss issues relevant to the rezoning request. Please consult Section 16.15.060 for additional details concerning Pre-Application Meetings.

Fees and Reimbursement Agreement:

Completeness Review: The Town shall determine whether the application is complete based on compliance with the submittal requirements herein. Completeness shall take place within 10 calendar days at which time the Director of Community Development or their designee will make one of the following determinations:

In the event an applicant submits a new rezoning request after the original application, such submittal shall be considered a new application and the process shall begin anew with the determination of application completeness review. The submittal of a new rezoning request after the original application shall initiate a re-starting of the calendar of deadlines (for the applicant and for the Town) for the approval process for the rezoning in accordance with this section of the code.

The Director of Community Development or their designee shall issue a memorandum to the Planning Commission with a recommendation for the Planning Commission to either approve or deny the zoning amendment request. The Director of Community Development or their designee shall provide the memorandum to the Planning Commission no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the hearing for the zoning amendment request.

Upon determination of completeness, the Town Clerk shall establish the date of advisory review with the Planning Commission for the application to occur no less than 30 calendar days prior to a regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission.

Prior to the review meeting, the Town Clerk shall have caused to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation, a public notice of the Planning Commission review of the zoning amendment request. This meeting notice is to be published at least seven calendar days in advance of the review meeting.

Any proposed amendment to the official zoning map shall be referred to the Planning Commission for an advisory report thereon.

Before submitting an advisory report on any proposed amendment to the official zoning map, the Planning Commission shall first consider the amendment at its next meeting. In its review, the Planning Commission shall consider the following issues:

Prior to the review meeting, the Town Clerk shall have caused to be published, in a newspaper of general circulation, a public notice of the Planning Commission review of the zoning amendment request. This meeting notice is to be published at least seven calendar days in advance of the review meeting.

Upon completion of the review, the Planning Commission shall forward their recommendations to the Board of Trustees. These recommendations shall be substantive in relation to the area in question and also include a recommended decision for action by the board.

Within five calendar days of the conclusion of the commission review, the Town Clerk shall schedule a public hearing before the Board of Trustees. This hearing is to take place not more than 30 calendar days from the conclusion of Planning Commission review and also allow enough time for 15 calendar days in advance of the Board of Trustees hearing for property posting time and public notice by the applicant of general description in a newspaper of general circulation and certified/return receipt mailings by the applicant to verified property owners within 300 feet of the area to be rezoned, except for new annexations which shall be exempt. The applicant shall provide to the town clerk or their designee proof of mailing by the applicant of the notice to the appropriate parties listed thereto (the surface owners, mineral owners and lessees of mineral rights, and owners of land within 300 feet of the parcel property line as their names appear upon the plats and records in the Grand County clerk and recorder's office), within two business days of the date of mailing of the notice.

The public hearing before the Board of Trustees is quasi-judicial in nature and the board is to consider evidence presented and make findings in regard to the zoning amendment. Findings are to be made in regard to all of the following conditions:

Decisions Rendered.

Decisions of the Board of Trustees are final. Appeals of Board of Trustees' decisions are to be made to the appropriate court of law, within 30 calendar days of the board's decision.

Rezoning petitions for the same piece of property where an earlier petition was denied may be reintroduced for consideration by the Town no sooner than one year after the original decision is rendered. All rezoning reintroductions must follow the same procedure as original petitions.