"Colorado lawmakers push for property tax relief and land use restoration"

A Colorado House committee has advanced a partially restored land use reform bill that would force local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, approve more dense residential development in some areas near rail transit stations and along frequent bus lines, and reduce minimum parking requirements in certain areas. The bill was initially a sweeping measure that would’ve forced many local governments to allow varying degrees of denser homes in all residential neighborhoods, but the Senate gradually trimmed those mandatory upzoning requirements before eliminating them entirely last week. The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee has brought back some of those provisions. The bill now moves on to the House Appropriations Committee.