Jefferson County is in the process of updating the Critical Areas Ordinance. Best available science documents and Planning Commission Agendas are available. Jefferson County is updating Chapter 18.22 of the Unified Development Code. The department began reaching out the community in 2014 and began drafting revisions in 2016. The department will be discussing the revisions with the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners over the next few months.

Learn more about the Critical Areas Ordinance on its dedicated web page by clicking HERE.