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Council appoints 15-member housing affordability code task force

5593212 · August 6, 2025
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Summary

The City Council named 15 appointees to a staff-supported, industry-led Housing Affordability Code Task Force to study changes to building code and zoning aimed at improving housing affordability; staff will support the task force and the city manager and deputy manager will coordinate the effort.

The Grand Junction City Council adopted a resolution on Aug. 6 appointing 15 individuals to a Housing Affordability Code Task Force charged with recommending code changes to support housing affordability.

Why it matters: Local building codes, development standards and zoning can affect housing costs and the pace at which new units are produced. The task force — intended to be industry-led and staff-supported — is designed to research and recommend changes to city code…

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