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Chaffee County General Contact Info (for a specific office please see the Departments tabs above)
ccinfo@chaffeecounty.org OR 719.539.2218
Chaffee County District or County Court
719.539.2561
To view all public notices, RFP and News Releases you may go to Public Notices All Land Use items may be found on this page (and may link you to the Planning Commission page for items to be heard by the Planning Commission)
At this time all County Board meetings are being held via ZOOM. For Board of Commissioner Meetings you may join meetings at Join Meeting (ID# 109 079 543). For other County Board meetings you may join meetings at Join Meeting (ID# 423 829 0633) or there may be a different link posted under the agenda in the right hand column. During this time of the COVID-19 Public Health crisis the Commissioners will be doing virtual meetings with other County Departments and entities. These meetings begin at 4PM except for Fridays, the meeting will begin at 2PM. Join Meeting (ID# 137 340 360)
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Agenda for Joint Work Sessions with Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission regarding the Comprehensive Plan Updated May 18th
Draft Together Chaffee Comprehensive Plan 02.26.20
To view past agendas and minutes of the Board of Commissioners meeting please visit Board of Commissioners Agendas & Minutes or visit the County Clerk Adjunct website at County Clerk
To view past agendas and minutes from other County Boards please visit County Boards. 2020 Board Members
County Resolutions
County Public Meeting Policies & Procedures adopted September 10, 2019
Guide to Speaking at Public Meetings
In an effort to meet the constitutional and legislative requirements to count the U.S. population, we urge Chaffee County residents to complete their 2020 Census at my2020census.gov or by phone at (844)330.2020.
For those who have yet to receive their census invitation or paper questionnaire, it's OK to move forward with completing the census form online or by phone. Simply use your address in lieu of your user I.D.
Results from the 2020 Census will:
* Determine the number of seats Colorado has in the House of Representatives
* Guide federal funding
* Provide data that will impact our community for the next 10 years
The deadline to respond to the 2020 Census has been updated to October 31, 2020.
Questions: Contact April Obholz Bergeler at 
or (303)359.4729.
The Census will NEVER ASK FOR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, MONEY OR FOR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
The Commissioners meet the first 2 Tuesdays of the month in Salida at the Administrative Building, 104 Crestone Ave., in the Commissioners Meeting Room and on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Buena Vista Annex, 114 Linderman Ave. Meetings start at 9:00 a.m. This schedule may change from time to time and will be posted. AT THIS TIME ALL COUNTY MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD AS ZOOM MEETINGS.
Monthly meetings the Commissioners may attend:
2nd Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Salida Chamber Business After Hours
2nd Thursday 5:00 p.m. Buena Vista Chamber Business After Hour
Chaffee County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Short Term Rental Permitting
Chaffee Common Ground
Chaffee County Heritage Area Advisory Board
Envision Chaffee County
Cottonwood Pass Open/Closure Schedule NOW OPEN
Chaffee County Housing Need Assessment & Strategy
Chaffee County Regional Socio-Economic Profile
Chaffee County Heath Assessment & Improvement Plan 2017 - 2023
Chaffee County Conflict of Interest Policy
Chaffee County Public Meeting Policies and Procedures
Guide to Speaking at Public Hearings
Right to Ranch Conflict Resolution Procedures
Medical & Recreational Marijuana
Resolution 2001-04 - Providing for the control of dogs, vaccinations of dogs and their identification, control of vicious dogs and other animals, the impoundment of animals and describing penalties for violating such provisions.
OHV use on County Roads
Resolution 2017-10 Recognizing the Value of Federal Public Lands to Chaffee County's Economy, Recreation, Heritage and Quality of Life and Supporting Continued Federal Ownership of Federal Public Lands.
Resolution 2017-35 Opposing the Curtailment or Elimination of Grazing Allotments on Federal Public Lands
Resolution 2017-61 - Adopting an Amended and Restated Chaffee County Noxious Weed Management Plan
Resolution 2019-10 - Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Submission, Acceptance or Processing of Applications for Development Having a Residential Component Within the Airport Overlay District Pending Consideration of Land Use Code Amendments.
Fire Restrictions Chaffee County and US Forest
Colorado State Forest Service, Salida District, Wildfire Rating Program