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Arvada staff previews Land Development Code updates, raises questions on natural medicine rules
Summary
City planning staff outlined a package of Land Development Code (LDC) amendments covering technical corrections, state-law alignment and newly regulated 'natural medicine' uses (psilocybin). Council members asked for more legal and policy analysis on siting and time/place/manner restrictions.
City planning staff on April 15 presented a set of amendments to Arvada’s Land Development Code intended to correct technical errors, align local rules with recent state laws and add rules for “natural medicine” uses that the state legalized in 2022.
Rosalind Thompson, principal planner, said the package includes three categories: clarifying and refining existing regulations, updating technical or substantive requirements to reflect city policy, and correcting typographical or omission errors. Examples included clarifying permitted facilities in parks and open-space zones, adding a numeric value to a table that previously had a dash, and distinguishing two types of metal panels by name.
Thompson said the package also proposes…
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