Polis, Colorado lawmakers unveil major zoning reform proposals to address housing crisis

Gov. Jared Polis speaks to a crowd on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to unveil a land use and housing package on March 22, 2023. The land use and housing package includes allowing landowners to build accessory dwelling units and promote development along transit corridors. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) — Gov. Jared Polis speaks to a crowd on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to unveil a land-use and housing legislative package on March 22, 2023. The legislation would have allowed landowners to build accessory dwelling units and promoted development along transit corridors, but it died during the legislative session that spring. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Nick Coltrain | ncoltrain@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: March 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT | UPDATED: March 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM MDT

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Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers unveiled their sweeping land-use legislation package Wednesday, a first-in-decades reform that would reshape Colorado's patchwork zoning system in an attempt to address the state's housing shortages.

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Single-family zoning rules would change across Colorado under Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to spark denser development

Reform package would allow for denser building, more analysis of housing needs

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