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The State Board of Landscape Architects regulates and licenses landscape architects. The Board does not regulate or require registration of landscape architect firms or landscape designers, installers, or contractors. The Board's mission is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Colorado by preventing the improper design of public domain landscape infrastructure by unauthorized, unqualified, and incompetent persons.
Board activities include examining and licensing landscape architects, investigating complaints about landscape architects, and disciplining violators of the law and/or the Board's rules. The Board is made up of five members: three from the profession and two public members. The Board works closely with national organizations such as the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB).
Program Information
- Program/Board Members
Joyce Young, Program Director
Colorado Board of Landscape Architects
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303-894-7800 | Fax: 303-894-2310 | Email: dora_landscapearchitects@state.co.us
Board Members:
- Lesanne Dominguez, LA, Board Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 2026 - Craig Coronato, LA, Board Vice Chair
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 2025 - Jonathan Romero, LA
Professional Member | Term Expires: August 2027 - Sara Dent
Public Member | Term Expires: August 2027 - Sandra C. Haynes
Public Contractor Member | Term Expires: August 2026
- Lesanne Dominguez, LA, Board Chair
- Public Notices
Board of Landscape Architects - Request for Stakeholder Written Comments
The Colorado Board of Landscape Architects is requesting feedback regarding Revisions to Rule 1.4 – Abbreviations and Definitions, and 1.6 – Rules of Administrative Procedure. Please provide your feedback and opinion on Revising Board Rules to incorporate the CLARB Uniform Standards where the Board’s Rules differ. More specifically, please refer to the following:
- Board Rule 1.6(B) - Amend its regulations to explicitly recognize degrees accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Council (LAAC) or an international equivalent and Board Rule 1.4(A) – Update abbreviation for LAAC;
- Board Rule 1.6(A)(h) – Reference relevant section of the rule 1.6(B);
- Board Rules 1.6(A)(1)(g) through (i) – The CLARB Uniform Standard requires a total of eight years of experience/combined experience for those without a LAAB degree; comparatively Colorado limits these requirements to six years of combined experience; and,
- Board Rules 1.4(B) - Definitions.
Please review the 2023 LA Licensure by Exam Requirements, the Relevant Rules and the CLARB Uniform Licensure Standard for Landscape Architecture 2022. Please submit written comments to dora_dpo_rulemaking@state.co.us by February 17, 2025, however the Board will continue to accept written comments until the Rulemaking Hearing on July 18, 2025. Written comments will be posted on the Board's website, under the "Public Notices" tab, as received for all stakeholders to access and review.
Permanent Rulemaking Hearing – February 16, 2024
The purpose of this Permanent Rulemaking Hearing is to allow stakeholder a final opportunity to testify before the Board determines whether to repeal Rule 1.9 (PROTECTING COLORADO’S WORKFORCE AND EXPANDING LICENSING OPPORTUNITIES), on a permanent basis, to implement Colorado Senate Bill 23-265 (CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A REGULATOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARIJUANA).
- Friday, February 16, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. (MDT)
- Rulemaking Hearing Notice Draft Rules
- Written comments regarding SB23-265 (Link will be updated as comments are received)
REQUESTING WRITTEN STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS
Implementation of Colorado Senate Bill 23-265What is this about?
The following Boards and Programs within the Division of Professions and Occupations are requesting written comments regarding the implementation of Colorado Senate Bill 23-265 (CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON A REGULATOR IMPOSING DISCIPLINE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING MARIJUANA), and the proposed repeal of the Board and Program rules that are no longer necessary after the codification of these regulations into law.
Each of the listed Boards and Programs below will hold a Permanent Rulemaking Hearing on the dates below to determine whether to repeal the rules on a permanent basis to implement the law. Please submit written comments as soon as possible. The Boards and Programs will continue to accept written comments until the Permanent Rulemaking Hearings where stakeholders will be given a final opportunity to testify before the Board and/or the Director or Director's designee. Please visit the Board and Program websites under the "Public Notices" tab for the most current information, including webinar registration information, written comments, and the draft rules.
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