The committee advanced two contested housing bills: HB 1114, which would require subject jurisdictions to reduce minimum residential lot sizes to no more than 2,000 square feet, passed 9-4 over local-control objections; and HB 1099, requiring reserve studies for new HOAs and penalties for management companies that fail to transfer records, passed 8-5 after amendments stripped the builder contribution requirement.
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Representative Boesenecker challenged Bev Stables, arguing 'the bill actually doesn't impact your ability to have those strategic growth plans in place. It just simply says that those lots need to be smaller' and that local governments retain authority to deny permits for infrastructure reasons. Stables acknowledged 'use by right is not in this bill explicitly' but maintained the concern was about the cumulative effect of multiple land use bills together, not this bill alone.
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“When local governments attempt this type of work, folks come to the planning board hearings and they harangue people. They say, if you vote for this, if you make, if you bring affordable housing to my neighborhood, you are going to change the character of my neighborhood. I don't want that. If you vote for this, I'm going to get all these folks together and we're going to vote you out of your seat.”
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Sign in to subscribeHousing Local Government Committee where we will hear two bills 1114 and 1099. Mr. Gravy, please call the roll. Representatives Baron. Presente. Basenecker. Excused. Brooks. Present. Jackson. Presente. Lindsay. Wynn. Here. Pascal. Presente. Phillips. Presente. Sukla. Here. Weinberg. Beverita. Nippo. Woodrow. Here. Stuart. Here. Madam Chair. Present. Thank you. We will go right into Our first bill 1114, minimum lot sizes for subject jurisdictions. Please tell us about the bill. Vice Stewart thank you. Thank you. Madam Chair and members of the committee, I am so very excited to be bringing House Bill 1114 along with my very excellent co prime art former and substituting member, Representative Woodrow A recent study for Colorado showed us that the proportion of land value to total home value has ballooned in 2024 to beyond 40% of the total value of a home. And in some places where land value is significantly more expensive in Colorado, it really gets close to 50% of the total value of the home in Colorado. Not only does Colorado have some of the most expensive land and home values in the country, but the vast majority of land that still only allows detached single family homes in Colorado…
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