Colorado § 31-23-227 - Allocation of powers or duties.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-23-227 — Allocation of powers or duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-23-227. Allocation of powers or duties.
(1) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, assume and exercise any power granted to or duty placed upon the municipal planning commission by this part 2 and may, by ordinance, delegate to the municipal planning commission or other appropriate municipal body any power granted to or duty placed upon the municipal governing body by this part 2, providing that the right to appeal to the municipal governing body is retained in any such delegation; except that the power to impose fines and penalties may not be delegated.
(2) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the county or counties in which it is located for the purposes of joint participation in land use planning, subdivision procedures, and zoning for a specific area designated in the intergovernmental agreement. However, any action taken pursuant to the intergovernmental agreement that pertains to any land within the municipality is subject to final approval by the governing body of the municipality.
Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1263, § 1, effective May 4. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 575, § 1, effective April 25.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-23-227 ("Allocation of powers or duties.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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