Any "person" desiring to engage in the conduct of this activity of State interest within Pueblo County shall file an application for a permit with the County of Pueblo and its Land Use Administration. "Person," as defined by statute, is any individual, partnership, corporation, association, company or other public or corporate body, including the federal government, and includes any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality or corporation of the State.

   No later than thirty (30) days after receipt of application, the County Land Use Administration will publish a notice of a hearing on the permit application. Such notice shall be published not less than thirty (30) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the date set for the hearing and shall be given to the Colorado Land Use Commission. The County of Pueblo may approve an application for permit to conduct this activity of State interest if the proposed activity complies with the County’s guidelines for the conduct of site selection and development of new communities within the County of Pueblo. If the proposed activity does not comply with these guidelines, the permit shall be denied.

   No later than forty-five (45) days after the hearing date, the Board will either grant or deny the permit request.

   A permit to conduct this activity shall be required at the following time, respectively:

   A. For municipal incorporations: prior to the submission of the petition therefore to the District Court;

   B. For the formation of special districts: at the time a service plan is filed with this Board;

   C. For inclusions of land into a water district, or a water and sanitation district: prior to the publication of public notice of meeting by the Board of Directors pursuant to statute;

   D. For the formation of a water users’ association: prior to the filing of Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Colorado;

   E. For municipal annexations: prior to the establishment of a hearing date by the governing body of the municipality or, if the governing body proposes to proceed without hearing, then prior to the annexation by ordinance.