In 2018, Boulder County and the local governments within the County signed on to a County-wide goal of having 12% of all housing units be affordable. In 2023, Boulder County voters passed the Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax measure, anticipated to generate approximately $18 million annually to support affordable housing services and development. In 2023, the communities associated with this proposal opted in to State of Colorado Proposition 123, expressing their intent to further affordable housing development within their communities and to provide expedited development review for qualifying affordable housing developments.
Boulder County was awarded a Local Planning Capacity Grant from Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) in 2024 to be used in part fora multijurisdictional effort to expedite review and approval of affordable housing projects.
Boulder County is seeking a consultant to analyze the current land use and development codes and permitting processes of Boulder County, the cities of Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Louisville, and towns of Erie, Lyons, Nederland and Superior, and recommend changes necessary to create a uniform, streamlined process across jurisdictions to expedite affordable housing review and approval in light of State of Colorado Proposition 123 requirements for fast tracking affordable housing development.
