Land Use

Best Practices in Parking Management Webinar

Please join us on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 12-1 p.m. for a webinar highlighting the findings from DOLA's new resource "Best Practices in Parking Management Strategies for Colorado Communities," which details various strategies to manage parking demand and supply, including several case studies from Colorado and around the country.

Walk-through Training Recordings and Slides Posted for Housing Opportunity Goal Calculation Tool and Transit Center Calculation Model

DOLA has posted slides and recordings of webinars for two separate walk-throughs of tools designed to assist jurisdictions subject to HB24-1313 (Transit Oriented Communities).

DOLA Natural Lands and Agricultural Opportunities Report: Local/Regional Focus Group

Local and regional governments will be asked to consider opportunities for preservation and connectivity of high priority lands and landscapes in future strategic growth and comprehensive planning. In order to provide applicable, useful information back to local and regional governments for use in current and long-range planning efforts, we will be doing a round of focus groups.

DOLA Publishes Updated Guidance and Tools for HB24-1313 Transit Oriented Communities

Full Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Guidance Published On February 28, 2025 DOLA published the Full TOC Law Guidance. This version expands upon the first two sections of guidance published in October of 2024. Previously, draft versions of most sections of the guidance were published for public comment. DOLA may update this guidance in the future, and will document any updates. Comments and questions are welcome by email or the form on DOLA’s Land Use and Housing webpage.

Housing Needs Assessment Review Webinar - March 12, 2025

Local government representatives and consultants are invited to a webinar on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hosted by DOLA’s Community Development Office, this is a chance to learn more about completing a Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) as required by SB24-174. HNAs must be completed by December 31, 2026.

The webinar will cover:

Transit Oriented Communities guidance: New Draft Sections Published for Comment

DOLA released Sections 1 and 2 of the TOC Guidance in October 2024, which provide an overview of the TOC law that is intended for a general audience. A new draft of Section 3 of the TOC Guidance published today supplements this by providing more detailed interpretive guidance intended to assist practitioners with implementation of the law. This interpretive guidance includes the factors with which DOLA will determine compliance with the law.

Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance Grant Program Guidelines Available for Public Comment

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), with funding from SB24-174, offers state assistance to local governments and regional entities to promote the development of housing need assessments, housing action plans, and comprehensive plans compliant with state law.

Final Housing Needs Assessment Methodology and Displacement Risk Assessment Guidance (December 2024)

On December 30, 2024, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), published a suite of important tools as part of the 2024 land use and housing legislation implementation. Among these resources are the Housing Needs Assessment Methodology and Displacement Risk Assessment Guidance.

Final Parking Management Best Practices Report Published

HB24-1304 directs DOLA 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.

Final Draft Housing Needs Assessment Methodology for Public Comment

Senate Bill 24-174 requires each local government, with some exceptions, to conduct and publish an HNA no later than December 31, 2026, and to update the HNA at least every six years thereafter. This new law also directs the state to develop, by December 31, 2024, a methodology to conduct local and regional housing needs assessments.