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Broomfield staff recommend zoning overlays to meet House Bill 24-1313 goals; council split on administrative review
Summary
City staff told council that preliminary calculations show Broomfield would need zoning capacity for about 11,500 additional units near US‑36 transit stations to meet House Bill 24‑1313’s Housing Opportunity Goal, and recommended using a zoning overlay to meet that requirement while protecting select parcels from redevelopment pressure.
City staff presented options for complying with House Bill 24-1313 (referred to in the presentation as HB 13 13), the state law that requires creation of transit‑oriented community (TOC) zoning capacity and an administrative review process for small parcels in those areas. Staff outlined two primary approaches: a parcel-by-parcel rezoning and planned-unit-district (PUD) approach, and a single overlay zoning district that would apply within a half‑mile of Broomfield’s two US‑36 transit stations (Arista and Flatiron Marketplace).
Anna Bertanzetti, deputy city/county manager, said staff’s preliminary Housing Opportunity Goal (HOG) calculation indicates Broomfield would need to increase zoning capacity near the US‑36 stations to accommodate roughly 11,500 additional residential units. "It should be noted that increasing…
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