12-30-10 Permit or Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Required After Designation
No person may engage in development wholly or partially within a designated area of state interest nor conduct a designated activity of state interest, not otherwise exempt, without first obtaining a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) determination or a Permit under these Regulations, including specifically, as of the date of adoption of these Regulations:
(a) No person may locate, construct or pursue the development of a major new domestic water and sewage treatment system or pursue the development of a major extension of existing domestic water and sewage treatment system, wholly or partially within the unincorporated territory of this County, not otherwise exempt, without first obtaining a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) determination or a Permit under these Regulations;
(b) No person may engage in the development of a municipal or industrial water project, wholly or partially within the unincorporated territory of this County, not otherwise exempt, without first obtaining a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or a Permit under these Regulations;
(c) No person may engage in the site selection or construction of major facilities of a public utility, wholly or partially within the unincorporated territory of this County, not otherwise exempt, without first obtaining a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) determination or a Permit under these Regulations.
When approval is sought to conduct more than one activity of state interest and/or engage in development in more than one area of state interest, the application may be completed for all such activities or developments and may be reviewed simultaneously.
As deemed appropriate based upon the Director’s discretion, an application for a FONSI determination or a Permit under these Regulations may be reviewed and processed simultaneously with other land use reviews under the Pitkin County Code.