Environment and Land Use Record
Rural and remote zoning and transferable development rights were created to limit back country development and give landowners incentive to develop urbanized areas around existing cities and towns. Similar legislation has since been adopted in other resort areas such as Blaine County (Sun Valley), Idaho.
Chaired Land Use Code rewrites to create stream protection and house size limits desired by neighborhood caucuses and impact fees for road impacts and affordable housing needs.
BOCC authorized and voters approved the Open Space and Trails program that has protected thousands of acres of back country and ranch lands.
Sponsored code amendments to ensure that tax breaks for ranching went to real ranches, not residential developments.
Supported comprehensive analysis of valley streams and testified before the state legislature's joint Interim Committee on Recreational Instream Channel Diversion for protection of kayaking, rafting and other stream uses by allowing those users to acquire water rights.
Testified before the state house committee on legislation to protect property owners against adverse impacts of oil and gas development.
Lobbied in Washington DC on immigration reform and for restrictions on night landings at Pitkin County Airport.
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