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Residents urge Westminster to follow state transit‑oriented housing law; council stresses water and local control concerns
Summary
Multiple residents and planning commissioners urged the Westminster City Council to comply with recently passed state legislation allowing higher‑density housing near transit. Speakers highlighted affordability benefits; several council members emphasized water supply, local planning and local control as deciding factors.
Several Westminster residents and a planning commission alternate used the Feb. 10 public‑comment period to urge the City Council to comply with recent state legislation that encourages multifamily housing and reduced parking requirements near frequent transit.
Tim Pegg, an alternate on the Westminster Planning Commission, told the council he believed the city had been “somewhat misinformed” during a recent study session and urged officials not to “choose to break the law.” Pegg said misconceptions included the false idea that the law would require municipalities to build housing or to find non‑existent water supplies for development. “This really is a free market oriented reform,” he said, and noted that tap fees exist to…
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