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ADU Legislation Staff Report
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
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PRESENTER(S): Sarah Nurmela, Planning & Development Director
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POLICY ISSUES:
Staff provides the Town Council with overviews of legislation that may have an impact on Town regulations, policy, or governance. This memo provides an overview of HB24-1152 Accessory Dwelling Units, a bill that is currently proposed in the House legislative session. This bill will impact land use and regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) within Erie.
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Receive and review Staff's analysis.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The bill, HB24-1152: Accessory Dwelling Units, is intended to increase the number and ease of constructing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) throughout the region. The prime sponsors of the bill are Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. R. Weinberg, Sen. K. Mullica, and Sen. T. Exum. As noted on the full bill summary, key elements of the bill include:
* Requires municipalities with a population greater than 1,000 to allow one ADU as an accessory use to a single-unit detached dwelling.
* Prohibits subject jurisdictions from enacting or enforcing certain local laws and zoning, including parking, that would restrict the construction or conversion of an ADU.
* Establishes two programs to facilitate ADUs:
- A fee reduction and grant program to supportive jurisdictions for offsetting costs incurred with developing pre-approved ADU plans, providing technical assistance to persons converting or constructing ADUs, or reducing fees and other required costs.
- Allocates $8M to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) to operate and establish programs that provide affordable construction loans, buy-down of construction loan interest rates, and downpayment assistance.
* Prohibits a planned unit development (PUD) from restricting the permitting of an ADU beyond local law, or the prohibition or...
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