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Arapahoe County adopts land-development code changes to incentivize affordable housing; board sets half-mile rezoning radius
Summary
The Board approved LDC24-004, a multi-part affordable housing code amendment that creates multifamily and mixed-use zone districts, establishes a three-tier incentive structure (10%, 25%, 50% affordable units) with associated density and fee reductions, and sets a half-mile locational radius where mixed-use rezoning applications are eligible.
The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 adopted a proposed land-development code text amendment aimed at accelerating affordable housing development in unincorporated parts of the county.
Senior planner Cat Hammer presented the county-initiated amendment (case LDC24-004). Staff described a multi-part package that creates a new multifamily zone district and a mixed-use zone district, adds several residential use types (including live-work units, assisted living, overnight shelters and transitional housing), and establishes a three-tiered incentive program for projects that include affordable units.
Under the adopted three-tier approach, projects must provide at least 10% affordable units to qualify for Tier 1 incentives, 25% for Tier 2 and 50% for Tier 3. The tiers carry graduated incentives: density bonuses (10%/25%/50%), possible additional building height (up to one or two stories above base, not to exceed overall height caps),…
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