Colorado § 30-35-401 - Definitions.
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§ 30-35-401. Definitions.
As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Adopting county" means any home rule county adopting an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this part 4.
(2) "Code" means any published compilation of statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or standards adopted by the federal government or the state of Colorado, or by an agency of either of them, or by any municipality or county within the state of Colorado. It includes any codification or compilation of existing ordinances of the adopting county. The operation of this article as to published compilations of any organization or institution shall be limited to building codes, which may embrace any of the following subjects: The construction, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, equipment, use and occupancy, location, and maintenance of buildings or other structures, whether erected before, on, or after June 8, 1981.
(3) "County clerk" means the county clerk and recorder or equivalent officer.
(4) "Governing body" means the governing body of a home rule county.
(5) "Primary code" means any code which is directly adopted by reference in whole or in part by any ordinance passed pursuant to this part 4.
(6) "Published" means issued in printed, lithographed, multigraphed, mimeographed, or similar form.
(7) "Secondary code" means any code which is incorporated by reference, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in any primary code or in any secondary code.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1473, § 1, effective June 8.
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