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.
Application Cycle 25- 03 of the Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) is now open through December 2, 2024.
DOLA is publishing a first version of the first two sections of guidance for HB24-1313, the Transit Oriented Communities law. These first two sections published help provide an explanation of the purpose of the law and an overview, as well as a summary of the law’s major components. It also contains an outline of and timeline for additional sections and appendices that will be published at a later date.
On November 13, 2024, the Division of Local Government (DLG) has rolled out a new e-filing portal to be used by all local government entities, requiring some current users to create new login credentials. While the look and feel of the portal will be different, the scope, purpose, and user base of this system will remain the same.