8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1204-10-5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1204-10-5 - An applicant may demonstrate improvement to access and lower prices for healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of the state by:

5.1. Demonstrating that the geographical area the applicant serves:

5.1.1. Has no access to a grocery store at less than half-mile intervals in an urban area; or

5.1.2. Has no access to a grocery store at less than 10 miles in a rural area and is within a United States census tract whose poverty rate is 20 percent or greater; or

5.1.3. Is within a United States census tract where the median family income is less than or equal to 80 percent of Colorado's state-wide median family income; or

5.1.4. Is within a United States census tract in a metropolitan area where the median family income is less than or equal to 80 percent of that metropolitan area's median family income.

5.2. Demonstrating whether the applicant operates or serves areas located in a census tract adjacent to a census tract meeting the above criteria with median family income less than or equal to 120 percent of area median family income;

5.3. Demonstrating whether the applicant operates or serves areas located in a Limited Supermarket Access Area;

5.4. Demonstrating whether the applicant operates or serves an area operated by a Tribal government or on Tribal Lands;

5.5. Demonstrating whether the applicant operates or serves a particular Qualified Census Tract; or

5.6. Providing a narrative explanation to establish any other factors that the applicant believes should qualify as operating or serving in a low-income, low-access community, including by use of locally aggregated data.

8 CCR 1204-10-5

47 CR 03, February 10, 2024, effective 3/16/2024