Aurora staff outline timeline for UDO changes to expand compact single‑family options

Aurora planning staff told the Planning and Economic Development Policy Committee on Aug. 13 that they are preparing draft code changes to expand compact single‑family housing options in the city and expect to return to stakeholders with a second developer roundtable in late September or early October.

Brandon Cammarata, manager in the Planning and Business Development Department, said the project is examining whether wider allowances for small‑lot configurations such as green courts and motor courts can increase attainable price points. "This is a project focusing on compact single family housing options in Aurora," Cammarata said. He said staff are finishing a code audit and initial listening sessions and aim to have draft priorities for the next roundtable so the consultant can begin codifying options.

The work grows out of the Unified Development Ordinance…