Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation
Welcome!
The Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Local Government (DOLA/DLG) has been directed to implement a number of land use and housing bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session.
For information about the requirements and applicability of these new laws, visit the 2024 Land Use and Housing Legislation webpage, or our subpages for each new law:
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements
- HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units
- HB24-1313 Transit-Oriented Communities
- SB24-174 Sustainable Affordable Housing (Housing Planning)
- HB24-1007 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits
Public Engagement Opportunities
This page will support stakeholder engagement as DOLA develops the tools, guidance, and resources required by these new laws.
While we are working to make this process and its results as transparent and public as possible, participation in the tool development process will be suitable for local governments working to comply with these new laws and interest groups explicitly identified in the laws (see applicability through the links above).
Subject Jurisdiction Engagement Opportunities
Subject jurisdictions and listed interest groups are encouraged to register for our multi-law stakeholder engagement series, subscribe for updates (through the button on the top right of this page), and submit comments and questions as new material is posted. Other interested persons or groups are encouraged to check back on this page to review progress and engage with new content that becomes available.
Document Access Accommodation
Representatives of subject jurisdictions and listed interest groups who require accommodation in accessing the project documents may reach out to Senior Policy Advisor for Land Use and Transportation, Kelly Blynn.
Project Calendar
Welcome!
The Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Local Government (DOLA/DLG) has been directed to implement a number of land use and housing bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session.
For information about the requirements and applicability of these new laws, visit the 2024 Land Use and Housing Legislation webpage, or our subpages for each new law:
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements
- HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units
- HB24-1313 Transit-Oriented Communities
- SB24-174 Sustainable Affordable Housing (Housing Planning)
- HB24-1007 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits
Public Engagement Opportunities
This page will support stakeholder engagement as DOLA develops the tools, guidance, and resources required by these new laws.
While we are working to make this process and its results as transparent and public as possible, participation in the tool development process will be suitable for local governments working to comply with these new laws and interest groups explicitly identified in the laws (see applicability through the links above).
Subject Jurisdiction Engagement Opportunities
Subject jurisdictions and listed interest groups are encouraged to register for our multi-law stakeholder engagement series, subscribe for updates (through the button on the top right of this page), and submit comments and questions as new material is posted. Other interested persons or groups are encouraged to check back on this page to review progress and engage with new content that becomes available.
Document Access Accommodation
Representatives of subject jurisdictions and listed interest groups who require accommodation in accessing the project documents may reach out to Senior Policy Advisor for Land Use and Transportation, Kelly Blynn.
Project Calendar
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Share Comment Form: Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities on Facebook Share Comment Form: Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities on Twitter Share Comment Form: Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities on Linkedin Email Comment Form: Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities link
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Share Comment Form: Draft Transit Center Calculation Model and Guide on Facebook Share Comment Form: Draft Transit Center Calculation Model and Guide on Twitter Share Comment Form: Draft Transit Center Calculation Model and Guide on Linkedin Email Comment Form: Draft Transit Center Calculation Model and Guide link
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Share Comment Form: Draft Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool and Guide on Facebook Share Comment Form: Draft Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool and Guide on Twitter Share Comment Form: Draft Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool and Guide on Linkedin Email Comment Form: Draft Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool and Guide link
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Per HB24-1304, the State of Colorado is developing technical assistance resources to support local governments with implementing best practices managing parking demand and supply. As part of that work, the State is surveying a variety of professionals, local government staff, and other interested parties involved with parking management. Responses to this survey received before September 6, 2024 will inform State officials' understanding of existing parking management models and gaps, and will contribute to a body of research for ongoing technical assistance to communities across Colorado. For more information and to participate in additional stakeholder work related to this topic, please sign up for updates. Thank you for your time!
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Please provide any comment on the draft maps (e.g. concerning data accuracy and map concurrence with HB24-1304 statutory direction) by September 6, 2024.
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Please provide any comment on the draft maps (e.g. concerning data accuracy and map concurrence with HB24-1313 statutory direction) by September 6, 2024.
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Tools and Documents
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HB24-1313 Transit-Oriented Communities
- HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities Interactive Map
- HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities Map Documentation
- HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities Geospatial Files for Download
- HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities Data Spreadsheet
- HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities Guidance Sections 1 and 2
- Potential Transit Areas Map and Memo 9.30.24.pdf (137 KB) (pdf)
- Draft Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool (1).xlsx (4.14 MB) (xlsx)
- Draft Transit Center Calculation Model (5.95 MB) (xlsx)
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HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Interactive Map
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Map Documentation
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Geospatial Files for Download
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Data Spreadsheet
- HB24-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements Guidance
- Draft Parking Management Best Practices Report
- SB24-174 Sustainable Affordable Housing (Housing Planning)
- HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units
Custom
Meeting Materials
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Monthly Engagement Meetings
- Recording - November Monthly Engagement Meeting (11/22/2024)
- Slides - November Monthly Engagement Meeting (11/22/2024)
- Recording - October Monthly Engagement Meeting (10/25/2024)
- Slides - October Monthly Engagement Meeting (10/25/2024)
- Recording - September Monthly Engagement Meeting (09/27/2024)
- Slides - September Monthly Engagement Meeting (09/27/2024)
- Recording -August Monthly Engagement: Kickoff Meeting (08/23/2024)
- Slides - August Monthly Engagement: Kickoff Meeting (08/23/2024)
FAQs
- General Implementation
- Transit Oriented Communities (TOCs) HB 24-1313
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Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) HB 24-1152
- When do subject jurisdictions need to take action to comply with the Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) law?
- How can local governments qualify for grant funding?
- Does the bill allow subject jurisdictions to only allow attached or detached ADUs, but not both?
- What types of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) would be eligible for the grant funding? For example, could grant funds help with the cost of converting the second story of downtown retail into new residential units?
- Can subject jurisdictions restrict the number of occupants in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)?
- Can subject jurisdictions require owner occupancy?
- Can subject jurisdictions require demonstration of owner occupancy as part of local short-term rental regulations?
- How would an administrative review process for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) applications interface with requirements for public hearings in historic districts?
- Does the ADU law apply to mobile home parks?
- What are the requirements for rear setbacks in the case of an attached ADU?
- What does the law say regarding HOAs and ADUs?
- Does the law allow subject jurisdictions to require detached ADUs to be located in the rear yard or behind the front façade of the primary dwelling unit?
- Housing Planning (SB 24-174)
- Occupancy Limits (HB 24-1007)
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Minimum Parking Requirements (HB 24-1304)
- Does the limitation on minimum parking requirements apply to project applications that are for new mixed-use?
- How can a subject jurisdiction require ADA spaces when the number of ADA spaces is determined by the number of spaces provided?
- Do the parking maps apply to all of a property if only a part is inside the buffers?
- What definition of multifamily applies in HB24-1304?
- How does the law apply to mixed use developments that are not adaptive reuse?
Implementation Timeline
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May through July 2024
Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation has finished this stageImplementation planning, preliminary compliance guidance development, web development, and data acquisition.
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August through September 2024
Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation has finished this stageInitiate engagement, finalize required mapping per HB24-1304 and HB24-1313, and begin work on parking best practices per HB24-1304
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September 2024
Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation has finished this stagePublish required mapping per HB24-1304 and HB24-1313
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October through December 2024
Land Use and Housing Legislation Implementation is currently at this stageDevelop, solicit input for, and finalize draft tools required by the end of 2024 per SB24-174 and HB24-1304 (e.g., Housing Needs Assessment methodologies, displacement risk assessment guidance)
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December 2024
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish Housing Needs Assessment methodologies, displacement risk assessment guidance, and parking best practices per SB24-174 and HB24-1304
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January through February 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationReview pre-existing local Housing Needs Assessments for conformity to methodologies per SB24-174, launch funding for housing planning per SB24-174
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February 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish Housing Opportunity Goal (HOG) calculation model and guidance per HB24-1313
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March through June 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationContinue engagement and development of reporting forms, required published tools, and state reports.
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June 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish affordability strategies, displacement risk mitigation strategies, and neighborhood center criteria per SB24-174; publish affordability menus and receive preliminary Transit Oriented Communities reports per HB 24-1313; receive Accessory Dwelling Unit compliance reports per HB24-1152.
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July through September 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationReview Accessory Dwelling Unit compliance reports per HB24-1152 and preliminary Transit Oriented Communities reports per HB24-1313
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October 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish statewide strategic growth report per SB24-174, launch pilot Transit Oriented Communities Infrastructure Grant Program for early-qualified communities
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October through December 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationLaunch Accessory Dwelling Unit Fee Reduction and Encouragement Grant Program per HB24-1152
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December 2025
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish Natural Land and Agricultural Interjurisdictional Opportunities Report per SB24-174
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January through March 2026
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationReview extended reports per HB24-1152
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April through December 2026
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationProvide technical assistance, research and one-on-one jurisdiction engagement.
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December 2026
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationReceive local Housing Needs Assessments, update state grant award criteria to consider designated neighborhood centers per SB24-174; receive final Housing Opportunity Goal compliance reports per HB24-1313
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October 2027
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationPublish statewide Housing Needs Assessment
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December 2027
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationState agencies prioritize grant criteria based on compliance with SB24-174; notice of noncompliance with HOG per HB24-1313
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January 2028
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationAccept local housing action plans per SB24-174
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Final report
this is an upcoming stage for Land Use and Housing Legislation ImplementationThe final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.