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Broomfield lays out multi‑year planning and zoning work program; state mandates shape 2025 priorities
Summary
Deputy director Lynn Merwin presented a prioritized list of planning and development code work for 2025–2027, emphasizing legislative mandates (ADUs, parking, transit‑oriented communities, wildland‑urban interface code) and the need to balance long‑range work with ongoing development review.
Lynn Merwin, deputy director of community development, briefed the City Council on a multiyear work program to update Broomfield’s planning and development regulations, highlighting 2025 priorities and legislative mandates that will shape the schedule.
Merwin told council the department plans to begin major updates in 2025 — including launching a comprehensive plan update, an I‑25 subarea plan rewrite, an energy code update and a fast‑track review process for income-aligned housing — while also complying with several state legislative requirements that must be addressed in 2025 and 2026.
Staff noted recent 2024 accomplishments already adopted by council: a tree preservation…
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