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County plans transit‑oriented zoning work; staff recommends focusing on Federal, 4‑Square‑Mile and Dry Creek areas
Summary
Under new state Transit‑Oriented Communities rules, Arapahoe County will map transit areas, set a housing opportunity goal and rezone selected parcels; staff recommended focusing initial work on three corridors and reported preliminary unit totals and implementation deadlines.
Arapahoe County planning staff briefed commissioners on implementation steps required by the state’s Transit‑Oriented Communities law and recommended focusing initial county work on three priority areas: the Federal Boulevard corridor, the 4‑square‑mile/Iliff‑Quebec corridor and the Dry Creek light‑rail station area.
Staff described the law’s main requirements: identify transit areas and eligible parcels, calculate a local housing opportunity goal using the state’s prescribed methodology, designate transit centers (parcels the county will zone to allow higher residential density), adopt minimum density zoning in transit centers, create administrative…
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