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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 29. Government Local § 29-36-303. Limitations on minimum parking requirements

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) On or after June 30, 2025, a municipality shall neither enact nor enforce local laws that establish a minimum parking requirement that applies to a land use approval for a multifamily residential development, adaptive re-use for residential purposes, or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes which include at least fifty percent of use for residential purposes that is within the municipality, a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area.

(2) On or after June 30, 2025, a county shall neither enact nor enforce local laws that establish a minimum parking requirement that applies to a land use approval for a multifamily residential development, adaptive re-use for residential purposes, or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes which include at least fifty percent of use for residential purposes that is within the unincorporated area of the county, a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area.

(3) Nothing in this section:

(a) Lowers the protections provided for persons with disabilities, including the number of parking spaces for persons who are mobility impaired, under the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and parts 6 and 8 of article 34 of title 24;

(b) Prevents a local government from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a maximum parking requirement;

(c) Prevents a local government or a developer from being awarded funding for affordable housing that requires a ratio of a certain number of parking spaces;

(d) Affects the ability of a local government to enforce any agreement made in connection with a land use approval prior to the effective date of House Bill 24-1304, enacted in 2024, to provide regulated affordable housing in exchange for reducing minimum parking requirements;

(e) Prevents a local government from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a minimum requirement for bicycle parking; or

(f) Prevents a local government from imposing the following requirements on a parking space that is voluntarily provided in connection with a land use approval:

(I) That the owners of such a parking space charge for the use of the space;

(II) That the owner of a such a parking space contribute to a parking enterprise, permitting system, or shared parking plan; and

(III) That such a parking space allows for electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with existing law.

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