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Commission votes to recommend ADU and family-definition changes to update 2009 LDC to state law
Summary
The planning commission voted unanimously to recommend two LDC text amendments to City Council: to allow accessory dwelling units where single-family homes are allowed and to amend the definition of 'family' to remove an unrelated-person cap, aligning local code with recent state law.
The Commerce City Planning Commission recommended City Council adopt two text amendments to the 2009 Land Development Code to align local regulations with state housing laws and the city's new 2025 code.
Planner Seung Han summarized the background: recent 2024 state housing and land-use statutes require municipal updates and the city has already adopted a 2025 Land Development Code that will ultimately replace the 2009 code as properties rezone through a legislative process. As a…
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