SB 213: Big Changes to Local Oversight of New Housing Projects

Published: April 12, 2023, 6:05 p.m.

b'Colorado\\u2019s governor rolled out an ambitious bill aiming to tackle the state\\u2019s growing housing crisis by limiting municipalities\\u2019 oversight of residential development in the state\\u2019s most populated cities. In a home-rule state, is a statewide housing shortage enough to override legal deference to municipalities\\u2019 ability to govern land within their borders? Listen as shareholders Sarah Mercer and Carolynne White go over what\\u2019s in the bill, the legal tangles lawmakers have to contend with, and why most municipalities in the state are pushing back.'