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Bill to allow residential development on faith and education land draws strong objections from Denver council
Summary
Denver planning staff briefed council members March 18 on HB25-1169 (sometimes called "Yes in God’s Backyard"), a state bill that would allow residential development by administrative approval on qualifying faith‑based and educational properties smaller than five acres.
City planning staff briefed the Finance and Governance Committee March 18 on HB25-1169, a state bill described in the briefing as allowing residential development on parcels under 5 acres owned by faith-based organizations, school districts, state colleges or universities via an administrative approval path rather than local rezoning.
Sarah Shaw Walter, director of planning services in Community Planning and Development, said the bill’s “basic premise” is to allow residential use on qualifying properties without rezoning and that the bill would permit residential development up to three stories or 45 feet in many cases and could allow childcare…
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