proceeds, it does so in designated areas to safeguard the rural character, agriculture fields and natural landscapes. “It is planning for ‘Quality of Place,” says Manager Hawkinson. An exemplifying approach to rural preservation is the implementation of the “agricultural buffer zone.” A partnership with Mesa County, neighboring cities of Grand Junction and Fruita, and the Land Trust, zoning codes have been created to keep land between the 3 cities borders from being developed into large subdivisions. “The goal is to preserve the agriculture and rural area that makes this desert valley so unique,” says Manager Hawkinson. 7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 01 PALISADE, CO
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