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Wheat Ridge staff advise code changes to comply with new state land-use bills on occupancy, parking and ADUs
Summary
City staff briefed council on three state land-use bills that require changes to Wheat Ridge zoning and permitting: residential-occupancy limits, removal of minimum parking for multiunit housing near transit, and ADU rules including size and owner-occupancy provisions.
Wheat Ridge staff told the city council on March 17 that several 2024–2025 state land-use bills require the city to change local code language for residential occupancy, multiunit parking and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
City Manager staff and City Attorney Scott (presenting) said the state bills are designated “mixed concern,” which allows local rules to remain so long as they do not prohibit activities the state now requires. "We will need to modify the definition of family, congregate care home, and our occupancy limit section to remove that numerical limit and rely instead on building code standards and health and safety standards," Scott said, describing compliance work on the occupancy bill.
Residential occupancy limits: Staff said the bill that restricts municipal limits on household composition took effect in July 2024 and the city already amended its charter (Ballot measure 2B approved by Wheat Ridge…
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