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Commission backs UDC amendments to ease siting of childcare and expand co‑location options

Colorado Springs City Planning Commission · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The commission unanimously recommended that City Council adopt a package of Unified Development Code amendments designed to reduce barriers for commercial childcare, add a co‑located accessory childcare use, and adjust parking and locational standards to encourage childcare near workplaces and civic uses.

The Planning Commission on April 8 unanimously recommended that City Council adopt proposed amendments to the Unified Development Code intended to expand where commercial child and adult day care centers can locate and to simplify approvals for co‑located childcare.

Senior planner Allison Stocker described the package as a targeted effort to reduce regulatory barriers without altering state licensing or building codes. Key proposals include permitting or making conditional certain childcare…

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