Cripple Creek council to consider new development rules Sept. 30
The proposed code would replace the city’s annexation, zoning and subdivision chapters and set standards for development, infrastructure and environmental protections.
Cripple Creek City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing Sept. 30 on a proposed overhaul of the city’s land-development rules and consider the ordinance’s second reading. The code has not been adopted.
The proposed ordinance would repeal municipal-code Chapters 15, 16 and 17 and replace them with a nine-article Land Development Code, an official zoning map and related materials. It addresses zoning and land-use approvals, development and subdivision standards, infrastructure, natural hazards and enforcement. If passed, the ordinance would take effect 30 days after final publication.
A draft of Article 3 would apply development standards to proposed land-use changes, building development or redevelopment, and land divisions, with exceptions. It would require adequate water and connections to city water and wastewater systems, and could make applicants responsible for required public improvements, including some roadway, utility, park, open-space or trail work. The draft also sets a minimum 25-foot buffer next to wetlands and waterbodies, restricting activities such as construction, grading and vegetation removal within that inner buffer. These are proposed provisions, not rules in force.
The City Council agenda lists the special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at City Hall, with a Zoom option. It identifies the item as the second reading of Ordinance 2026-09 and lists a public hearing and approval consideration.
Residents may submit written comments to the City Clerk before the meeting begins, the agenda says. Comments will not be heard through Zoom unless submitted in writing to the Clerk before the meeting. The agenda provides Zoom meeting ID 827 7560 6912 and passcode 275009.