Legal Opinion

City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water Commissioners v. Board of County Commissioners

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 13, 1989No. 88SC358PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vollack

Petitioner, the City and County of Denver (Denver), acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners (the Denver Water Board), petitioned for certiorari review of the court of appeals decision in City and County of Denver v. Board of County Commissioners, 760 P.2d 656 (Colo.App.1988). The court of appeals held that sections 24-65-101 to 24-65.1-502,10B C.R.S. (1988) (the Land Use Act or the Act), do not manifest an unlawful delegation of legislative power.

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In 1974 the Colorado legislature adopted the Land Use Act in response to the “rapid growth and development of the state and the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Colorado General Assembly v. LammSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  2. Elizondo v. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  3. Cottrell v. City & County of DenverSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. State, Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division v. BorquezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  5. Beaver Meadows v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Colorado Ground Water Commission v. Eagle Peak Farms, Ltd.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  2. City and County of Denver v. StateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  3. Department of Transportation v. City of Idaho SpringsColorado Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. City of Colorado Springs v. Board of County CommissionersColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. State ex rel. Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994

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