Larimer County staff preview code changes for affordable housing, transit parking, turf and EV charging

Larimer County planning staff on Oct. 20 gave commissioners a preview of four land‑use code amendments the department plans to bring this fall and winter to comply with recent state legislation and to implement local procedures for affordable housing, parking near transit, turf planting, and electric vehicle charging.

Rebecca Everett, the county’s community development director, introduced the agenda item and said the four code changes are tied to state mandates and related legislative deadlines. Matt Lafferty, principal planner, summarized two measures: a house bill that prevents counties from enforcing minimum parking requirements within qualifying transit areas, and an expedited review process the county is proposing to meet requirements tied to Proposition 123.

On parking, Lafferty said House Bill (as cited in the presentation) requires jurisdictions not to require minimum parking in designated transit‑area buffers. He said the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) maintains the list of qualifying transit stations; Larimer…