The law is modeled on a similar failed measure from last year that included fewer eligible organizations.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Housing Options Made Easier Act, or HOME Act, a law that requires local governments to allow certain organizations to build housing on their land regardless of whether residential uses are permitted by local zoning codes.
According to an article by Lucas Brady Woods and Kyle McKinnon for KUNC, “Other than schools, colleges and universities, qualifying organizations include transit agencies, public housing authorities and nonprofits that have a proven history of building new housing.”
The law includes exceptions for areas without access to infrastructure, conservation easements, and airport or historic zones. “Organizations will also have to go through an approval process with their local governments, which will be allowed to impose standards for utility and transportation access, health and environmental safety, historic district and inclusionary zoning.”
Read the full story: Gov. Polis signs bill letting schools and universities bypass some zoning rules to build housing
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