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Council advances updated public land dedication rules on first reading, incentives tied to affordable housing
Summary
Broomfield council approved Ordinance 2273 on first reading to modernize public land dedication (PLD) rules; the draft introduces three PLD methods, reduces on-site dedication for income-aligned projects, and permits private ownership with public access easements for small sites.
On first reading the Broomfield City and County Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2273 to update municipal code provisions governing public land dedication (PLD) for new residential development.
Planning manager Brandon Rowe told council the PLD update implements recommendations from the Parks, Recreation and Open Space plan adopted in 2024 and modernizes a policy that dated from 1987. The ordinance establishes three PLD methodologies tailored to project types: market-rate projects (method 1), 100% income-aligned projects (method 2, targeted at units at or below 60% AMI), and mixed-income projects (method 3). The updated approach reduces on-site dedication percentages and waives or reduces cash-in-lieu requirements for qualifying…
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