Colorado Democrats plan to gut land-use reform bill Polis proposed

DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 22: Gov. Jared Polis walks down the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to unveil a land use and housing package on March 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. 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) — DENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 22: Gov. Jared Polis walks down the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol to unveil a land use and housing package on March 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. 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)

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

PUBLISHED: April 25, 2023 at 4:51 PM MDT | UPDATED: April 25, 2023 at 8:51 PM MDT

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Colorado lawmakers are preparing to gut Gov. Jared Polis’s sweeping land-use reform bill to remove provisions that would reshape single-family zoning in the state, proposals that have split Senate Democrats and drawn howls from local governments.

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Democrats prepare to gut key provisions of Gov. Jared Polis’ sweeping land-use reform plan

New version of the bill would remove all zoning changes and instead direct cities to study their housing needs.

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