Bill > HB1304

This bill aims to limit minimum parking requirements set by local governments within metropolitan planning organizations in Colorado. Specifically, it prohibits municipalities and counties from enforcing minimum parking requirements for multifamily residential developments, adaptive reuse for residential purposes, or adaptive reuse mixed-use developments with at least 50% residential use that are located within a metropolitan planning organization and an applicable transit service area. However, the bill allows local governments to impose a minimum parking requirement of up to one space per dwelling unit for housing developments of 20 or more units or regulated affordable housing, if the local government can demonstrate a substantial negative impact from not imposing the requirement. The bill also requires the Department of Local Affairs to develop best practices and provide technical assistance to local governments on optimizing parking supply and managing parking to increase affordable housing production.