Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation

DOLA has published new draft tools to support jurisdictions subject to HB24-1313 with calculating the Net Housing Density and Zoning Capacity of their Transit Centers, and is inviting public comment by December 16, 2024:

• A draft Transit Center calculation model in a spreadsheet format
• A draft user guide for the Transit Center calculation model (see Section 2 in the Table of Contents)
• A webinar recording of an introduction and walk through of the tool

DOLA welcomes comments, questions, and feedback on these draft tools by December 16, and encourages jurisdictions to download the tool and test using it. Please provide your input using this form, or reach out to our team if you would like to meet to discuss further.

DOLA has published new draft tools to support jurisdictions subject to HB24-1313 with calculating their Housing Opportunity Goal (HOG), and is inviting public comment by December 16, 2024:

A draft Housing Opportunity Goal calculation tool in a spreadsheet format.

Draft guidance and step-by-step user guide for calculating the Housing Opportunity Goal using the draft spreadsheet (see Section 1 in the Table of Contents).

A draft parcel dataset (coming soon) provided by DOLA based on the Office of Information Technology’s statewide parcel dataset, with some Exempt Parcels already included. This is meant to help save Transit Oriented Communities time and GIS staff capacity if helpful, and is not required to be used. DOLA welcomes feedback on the draft dataset, and whether it would be helpful if DOLA added additional exempt parcel types to it.

DOLA welcomes comments, questions, and feedback on these draft tools by December 16th, and encourages jurisdictions to download and try out using these tools. Please provide your input using this form, or reach out to our team if you would like to meet to discuss further.

HB24-1304 directs the state to create best practices and technical assistance materials related to optimizing parking supply and managing it in a way that increases the production of market-rate and affordable housing by December 31, 2024.

DOLA invites you to review the Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities draft report and to comment using this form by December 2, 2024. In your comment, please note the section (e.g., "Sharing Parking, Implementation") and page number, and please also provide links to any additional resources that may be helpful to reference in the report.

Thank you for your interest and support!

DOLA is publishing a first version of guidance for HB24-1304, the minimum parking requirements law, to help explain how the law works and support compliance. The guidance contains a summary of the law, guidance for ways that local governments can implement the law, and examples of how local governments can change their land use codes to comply. Please review the guidance and submit any questions or comments on the “Ask a question” tab, sign up for office hours or email the interagency land use team to discuss further.

HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements - Guidance to Support Compliance

DOLA is publishing a first version of guidance for HB24-1152, the accessory dwelling units law, to help explain how the law works and support compliance for local governments subject to this law, as well as those interested in opting in. The guidance contains a summary of the law, guidance for how local governments can implement the law, and examples of how local governments can change their land use codes to comply. Please review the guidance and submit any questions or comments on the “Ask a question” tab, sign up for office hours, or email the interagency land use team to discuss further.

HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units - Guidance to Support Compliance

DOLA is publishing a first version of the first two sections of guidance for HB24-1313, the Transit Oriented Communities law. These first two sections published help provide an explanation of the purpose of the law and an overview, as well as a summary of the law’s major components. It also contains an outline of and timeline for additional sections and appendices that will be published at a later date. Please review the guidance and submit any questions or comments on the “Ask a question” tab, sign up for office hours, email the interagency land use team to discuss further.

HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities - Guidance Sections 1 and 2

HB24-1313 directs DOLA to publish certain maps by September 30, 2024. State agencies published draft maps in August 2024 to enable stakeholders to review and provide comments prior to this deadline. After receiving comments, state agencies have now made minor updates to the maps and accompanying documentation. If you have questions or would like to meet with state staff regarding the maps, please sign up for office hours or send us an email.

Please note: The Transit Areas established by these maps are for calculating the Housing Opportunity Goal, and not all of these areas need to allow for more dense residential development in their zoning. HB24-1313 enables Transit-Oriented Communities to meet their Housing Opportunity Goal in several different ways by choosing where to designate Transit Centers (i.e. allow residential development of a certain density). Additionally, these maps do not account for types of parcels that are exempt from the law (e.g. parks, industrial areas, flood hazard zones), which transit-oriented communities will remove before calculating their Housing Opportunity Goal.

Please visit the following links to review the maps, documentation, and geospatial files for HB24-1313:

• Interactive map
• Map documentation
• Geospatial files for download (please see documentation for additional information on each file)
• Data spreadsheet

HB24-1304 directs DOLA to publish maps of where the law applies by September 30, 2024. State agencies published draft maps in August 2024 to enable stakeholders to review and provide comments prior to this deadline. After receiving comments, state agencies have now made minor updates to the maps and accompanying documentation. If you have questions or would like to meet with state staff regarding the maps, please sign up for office hours or send us an email.

Please visit the following links to review the maps, documentation, and geospatial files for HB24-1304:

• Interactive map
• Map documentation
• Geospatial files for download (please see documentation for additional information on each file)
• Data spreadsheet

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is now requesting proposals from consultants to support implementation of several laws passed by the Colorado General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session. Questions on the request for proposals are due at 2pm Mountain Standard Time on August 26 and final proposals are due September 11 at 2pm Mountain time. All questions must be submitted in writing to brenda.lujan@state.co.us.

The three scopes of work in this request will cover a timeline for work between approximately October 2024 and March 2027, while at least one scope may conclude sooner, with an anticipated end date as early as December 2025. In many cases, the due dates in law dictate the due dates for deliverables in these scopes of work and will require expedited processes and work products for both the consultants and DOLA.

Scopes of Work will include:

• Planning for Housing - seeking experience in technical assistance, guidance materials, and best practices for housing, local government land use, and facilitation of stakeholder engagement
• Compliance and Review - seeking land use code and compliance experts
• Strategic Growth and Natural Lands Reports and Guidance for Comprehensive Plans - seeking a consultant team experienced in multi-stakeholder facilitation, scenario planning, data analysis and synthesis, strategic growth planning, and integrating natural resources and land use planning
• To view the RFP, go to the State of Colorado Vendor Self Service and bidnetdirect.com

Webinar for Interested Firms

This webinar is for interested firms to learn more about the RFP Opportunity for 2024 Land Use and Housing Laws Implementation. The webinar was recorded on August 23, 2024 1pm Mountain Time. Questions and answers from the webinar, will be posted, along with other answers to questions received by 2pm Mountain Time on August 26, on the Colorado Vendor Self-Service website and the BidNet website, estimated to be no later than August 28, 2024.