The Wildfire Resiliency Code Board (WRCB) within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control is beginning interest group and public engagement through virtual town halls to raise awareness of and seek feedback on the draft State Wildfire Resiliency Code.
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.
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DOLA has published new draft tools to support jurisdictions subject to HB24-1313 with calculating the Net Housing Density and Zoning Capacity of their Transit Centers, and is inviting public comment by December 16, 2024:
DOLA has published new draft tools to support jurisdictions subject to HB24-1313 with calculating their Housing Opportunity Goal (HOG), and is inviting public comment by December 16, 2024:
The Energy Code Board (ECB), a joint initiative between the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), reviews, approves, and recommends Colorado’s state energy codes, including the Model Electric-Ready and Solar-Ready Code and the Model Low Energy and Carbon Code.
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is charged with filling four of the five current vacancies on the 21-seat board to serve for the remainder of the development of the State's model low energy and carbon code, which is expected to run through June 2025.
HB24-1304 directs the state 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.