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.
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:
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.
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.
Image: Participants in soil moisture training in Colorado Department of Agricultures Soil Health Program.
Colorado continues to make great strides towards implementation of the strategies identified across six priority areas since the 5-year update of the Colorado Resiliency Framework (CRF) in 2020. These priority areas include:
Our thoughts are with the people of California; those who lost their lives or their homes, the thousands who are responding, and the tens of thousands who are still evacuated.
As the climate changes, Colorado’s population grows, and our wildland urban interfaces expand, we are once again reminded of the grim reality that we must face; that destructive events such as what the Los Angeles area is experiencing, and what we experienced with the Marshall fire, will become more common.
While we had to cancel our January 15 Local Government Resources Call, we didn’t want to leave you hanging. Below you will find agency updates as well as useful information about January’s topic, State and Local Government Roles in Emergency Response.
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.
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.