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Lyons planning commission reviews state housing law, staff proposes conservative growth overlay
Summary
The Lyons Planning & Community Development Commission reviewed Colorado Senate Bill SB24174 compliance steps and a proposed strategic growth overlay focused on targeted infill corridors; staff said the town signed onto the regional housing needs assessment and is preparing an addendum and a housing action plan, with public engagement planned before a December submittal to DOLA.
The Lyons Planning & Community Development Commission on Monday reviewed steps the town must take to comply with SB24174 and discussed a staff‑proposed strategic growth overlay that narrows areas the town would highlight for infill and redevelopment.
Staff summarized the three required elements under the law: a housing needs assessment (the town signed on to the regional RHNA), an evaluation of water supply, and a strategic growth element to be included in the comprehensive plan. “We checked that box for compliance,” staff said of the housing needs assessment. Staff said it has preliminary approval for a $45,000 state planning grant to support a housing action plan that will connect the RHNA, the strategic growth overlay and the water supply analysis, with the action plan work scheduled to start January 1.
Commissioners asked for clarification about how the overlay would be used. Staff said the addendum would be a focused, 3–5 page document that points back to existing comprehensive‑plan policies rather than reopening the town’s entire plan. The commission agreed staff should circulate a parcel‑level map to other boards and commissions and hold public engagement in the fall before a likely December submittal to the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA).
