A major area of our firm’s real estate practice includes land use and zoning matters, serving clients from both the public and private sectors. We represent private developers before city councils, boards of county commissioners, planning commissions, and state and federal regulatory agencies. We also represent local governments with regard to planning and control of land development, as well as litigation.
Our land use attorneys specialize in rezonings for residential, commercial and industrial projects, as well as mixed use planned developments. We have experience with matters involving master plans, vested rights, downzoning, annexation, development agreements, transit-oriented development, telecommunications / broadcast facilities, group homes/assisted living facilities, outdoor advertising, subdivision plat and site plan review, dedications, exactions, impact fees, growth management (moratoria and interim controls), aesthetics, design control, historic preservation, and environmental land use controls (wetlands, flood plains, agricultural land preservation, conservation easements, ground water protection and transfer of development rights).
Our real estate attorneys have a wide range of experience in the Front Range corridor of Colorado, as well as rural areas and resort communities throughout the state. Our work in mountain resort communities includes extensive dealings with the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
Our attorneys practicing in this area are very experienced, having practiced for an average of over 35 years. They also have extensive teaching experience in certified continuing legal education programs and at local colleges and universities with degree programs that focus on the areas of planning and control of land development.
