Agenda Date: 06/03/2025
Subject:
Title
Ordinance 10-2025: An ordinance on second reading approving code text amendments to Title 10, the Unified Land Use Code related to the 2024 Legislative Updates
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From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Matt Knight, Community Development Director
Andrea Vaughn, Senior Planner
Presentations:
Andrea Vaughn, Senior Planner
PURPOSE:
Final City Council review and decision of revisions to Title 10, the Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) related to the 2024 State Legislative Session, as it relates to Minimum Parking (HB24-1304), Nonfunctional Turf (HB24-005) and Residential Occupancy Limits (HB24-1007).
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High Quality Governance; Robust and Resilient Economy; Sustainable Community with Natural Beauty
DISCUSSION:
During the 2024 Legislative Session, the Colorado Legislature passed a series of bills that require the City of Littleton to update the Unified Land Use Code (ULUC), to remain in compliance. Two of these bills, HB24-1304 ("Minimum Parking"), HB24-1007 ("Residential Occupancy"), are aimed at easing the housing burden by removing the restrictions that local jurisdictions may have on limiting residential occupancy to family members, as well as reducing the cost of construction associated with residential developments by eliminating parking minimums for projects located near high-frequency transit. A third bill, HB24-005 ("Nonfunctional Turf") intends to reduce water waste through the prohibition of turf deemed "nonfunctional", as well as artificial turf and invasive species on nonresidential properties.
The ULUC proposed code changes are now ready for City Council final review and decision.
BACKGROUND:
The 2024 Legislative Session passed a series of bills, which require that the City of Littleton update some of its regulations in the ULUC. While some, such as Minimum Parking and Nonfunctional Turf, require significant revisions to the ULUC, staff believes that these bills are a...
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