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Transferable
Development Rights
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Transferred Development Rights Sending Sites
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If I already have a house on my
property, can I still participate in the TDR program as
a sending site?
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If your property is mapped as a sending site, you could still
participate depending on the size of your parcel. If your parcel
is under 70 acres, you may be able to sell development rights
off of your land and keep one house on the land. In order to do
this, however, the Board of County Commissioners would have to
specifically find that the proposal enhances the preservation of
the sending site and furthers the purposes of the Boulder County
Comprehensive Plan and the TDR program. If your sending site is
larger than 70 acres, you will be able to retain at least one
dwelling unit on the sending site without special permission. A
conservation easement will be placed over the entire sending
site, but up to five percent of the sending site may be
developed area. |
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How do I find out how many development
rights I have to send?
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You must contact the Land Use Department at 303-441-3930 to find
out specifics about your site. After discussing the details with
you and examining written documentation about the site, the Land
Use staff will prepare a letter telling you how many potential
development rights are associated with your property. This
number will not be final until a conservation easement is placed
on the sending site, at which time, individual Development Right
Certificates (similar to a deed) will be issued to you by the
County for each right you possess. |
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What would be the benefit of becoming a
sending site?
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Many people who own land in Boulder County would like to keep
their land open or in agricultural production. The pressure to
subdivide, however, is strong because of the economic benefits
of selling off pieces of land. By becoming a sending site, a
property owner can retain ownership of their land for farming
and preservation while gaining some monetary benefit from
selling off development rights. While the price for a
development right is based upon market demand, it is estimated
that a development right could sell for anywhere between $20,000
and $50,000. |
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