Colorado Code § 31-23-227

Allocation of powers or duties
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(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.

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