On July 11, 2025, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), published a new resource supporting further implementation of State land use and housing legislation.
Applications close on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. MST for Round 2 of the Housing Planning Grant Program (HPLN).
Attention planners and municipal/county land use experts:
The 2025 Land Use Survey, administered by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), in partnership with the Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties, Inc., and the American Planning Association Colorado Chapter, closes Friday, July 11, 2025.
DOLA will host a webinar on Housing Action Plans at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Housing Needs Assessments (HNAs) serve as the foundation to identify housing needs, with the implementation measures to be accomplished and tracked through Housing Action Plans. DOLA will discuss the information required to be in Housing Action Plans and how these plans can respond to regional needs even though they are adopted by local governments.
On June 30, 2025, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), published a suite of important resources as part of the 2024 land use and housing legislation implementation. These resources provide guidance for local communities developing Housing Action Plans and including the following:
On June 30, DOLA published Version 1 of our Guidance for Neighborhood Centers and announced a Pilot Designation Opportunity.
As identified in SB24-174 and HB24-1313, Neighborhood Centers are voluntarily designated by local governments in areas that meet criteria established by DOLA, as outlined in the newly published Criteria and Guidance.
On June 30, 2025, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), published the Colorado Affordability and Displacement Mitigation Strategies Directory and the Displacement Mitigation Strategies Guidance: Regional Resources Study.
A draft for Version 2 of DOLA's Displacement Risk Assessment Guidance is now available. DOLA encourages the public to provide comments or questions about the draft by Monday, July 7, 2025. Please submit comments through the Feedback Form.
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) has published new Compliance Framework and Guidelines as required by an Executive Order (EO) Regarding Strategic Growth through Compliance with State Laws (D 2025 005) issued