Title
An Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development Code” or “UDC”) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, as related to minimum parking requirements in applicable transit service areas.
Presenter:
Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator
Body
Summary:
The City of Colorado Springs’ Minimum Parking Requirements in Applicable Transit Service Areas Ordinance (see Attachment 1 - Ordinance) is being proposed in response to state-mandated legislation. House Bill 24-1304 (HB24-1304) mandates that a municipality shall neither enact nor enforce local laws that establish a minimum parking requirement that applies to a land use approval within the municipality’s boundary for a multifamily residential development, adaptive reuse for residential purposes, or adaptive reuse for mixed-use purposes which includes at least fifty percent residential on land located at least partially within an applicable transit service area, as designated and defined by C.R.S § 29-36-101, et. al. and identified in a map maintained by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (see Attachment 3 - Map). In response, this UDC Text Amendment includes the addition of a newly proposed parking exempt area that directly references the bills applicability and limitations.
Background:
In May of 2024 HB24-1304 ( see Attachment 2 - Bill) was signed into law, prohibiting subject municipalities, including Colorado Springs, on or after June 30, 2025, from enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements that apply to a land use approval for a multi-family residential development, adaptive reuse for residential purposes, or adaptive reuse for mixeduse purposes which include at least 50% of the use for residential purposes. The land use approvals affected by this legislation are within, as applicable, the area of the municipality, within a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area. An applicable transit service area is an area identified by a map published by the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) as an area that is within one-quarter mile of certain transit stops (see Attachment 3 - Map). The City of Colorado Springs currently enacts and enforces minimum parking requirements in accord with section 7.4.10 of the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC) notwithstanding certain parking exempt areas as defined in section 7.4.1002.B of City Code. In April and May of 2025, the City’s Comprehensive Planning and Special Projects Division was tasked with updating the City’s UDC to comply with the state mandated legislation, hence the Minimum Parking Requirements in Applicable Transit Service Areas Ordinance. As such, this Amendment to UDC Text application includes the addition of a new parking exempt area, which has been included within section 7.4.1002.B. of the City’s UDC, to comply with the above referenced state legislative mandate.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Financial Implications:
N/A
City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
Planning Commission recommend denial of the Ordinance on June 11, 2025 by a vote of 6-0.
Stakeholder Process:
N/A
Alternatives:
N/A
Recommended Action
Proposed Motion:
Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development Code” or “UDC”) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, as related to minimum parking requirements in applicable transit service areas.
or
Deny an Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development Code” or “UDC”) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, as related to minimum parking requirements in applicable transit service areas.
Summary of Ordinance Language
An Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development Code” or “UDC”) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, as related to minimum parking requirements in applicable transit service areas.