As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Development permit" means any zoning permit, subdivision approval, certification,special exception, variance, or any other similar action of a governmental entity that has the effect of authorizing the development of real property. "Development permit" does not include a building permit.
"Governmental entity" includes any municipal, county, or regional government withthe authority to plan and zone land. "Governmental entity" does not include the state of Colorado, any agency of the state of Colorado, the United States, or any agency of the United States.
"Local land use decision" means any action of a governmental entity that has or willhave the effect of granting, denying, or granting with conditions an application for a development permit.
Source: L. 97: Entire article added, p. 214, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Subsections (2) and (3), as they were enacted in House Bill 97-1156, were renumbered on revision in 2002 as (3) and (2), respectively.