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Board and panelists press for comp‑plan and code changes to smooth office conversions and SRO options
Summary
Public commenters and panelists urged Boulder to prioritize transit‑served land, revise Title 9 zoning rules, and create by‑right or fast‑track paths for SRO/boarding‑house and office‑to‑housing conversions to address local shortages.
Public comment opened the Jan. 28 meeting with local developer Max Lorde urging the city to permit dormitory‑style and boarding‑house arrangements downtown and to ease subletting rules for short events like Sundance. "If we change...boarding houses and basically think dormitory‑style rooms...we could take a squeeze off of the housing market," Max said, arguing that shared‑bath models are a way to add lower‑cost beds without full apartment conversions.
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