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Feedback Requested: Colorado Land Use Survey

The Department of Local Affairs, in partnership with the Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties, Inc., and the American Planning Association Colorado Chapter, just launched the Colorado Land Use Survey to better understand the planning practices of Colorado local governments. This is at least the eighth land use survey DOLA has administered since the survey first launched in 1976. DOLA issues this survey approximately every 5 years to assess the planning needs and trends across our state. 

New Housing Opportunity Goal Parcel Dataset and Interactive Map

DOLA has published an updated parcel dataset to support jurisdictions with calculating their Housing Opportunity Goal. The parcel dataset includes several exemptions already marked using the best available data known to DOLA. Local governments are not required to use this dataset – it’s simply meant to help jurisdictions save time if they choose to use it, or might be useful to compare against locally prepared parcel data. These resources can be found on the TOC webpage, and at the links below:

DOLA Releases New Multilaw Applicability Web App to Support Colorado Communities

The Community Development Office at the Department of Local Affairs' (DOLA) Division of Local Government just launched an additional interactive tool to help Colorado local governments understand and implement the 2024 land use and housing legislation, fulfilling a critical need expressed by several different interest groups.

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.

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