HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 105-25RESOLUTION 105-25
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN EXPEDITED REVIEW POLICY FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the voters of Colorado approved Proposition 123 in 2022, creating the
State Affordable Housing Fund to make certain funds available to local governments as
defined by C.R.S. 29-32-104; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park, Colorado is a statutory municipality duly and
regularly organized and validly existing as a body corporate and politic under and by virtue
of the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado and is eligible for Proposition 123
funding and programming; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park recognizes the importance of allowing
affordable and attainable housing to be developed for its workforce and its residents; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park has set a baseline and commitment to
increase affordable housing as defined in C.R.S. 29-32-105; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park's current process for reviewing proposed
affordable housing projects is typically completed within ninety days per application,
exclusive of the allowed extensions; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park also creates this policy for expedited review
to ensure affordable housing projects are reviewed and a decision rendered within ninety
days of a complete application in alignment with the requirements ofC.R.S. 29-32-105(2)
et seq., as determined by the Town Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park recognizes that an affordable housing
development project which has at least 50% of the units as affordable, as defined in
statute (C.R.S. 29-32-101 and C.R.S. 29-32-105(2)), would be eligible for expedited
review; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park recognizes the following application types as
eligible to receive expedited review: development plan, building permit, variance,
conditional use permit, special review use, planned unit development or an amendment
thereto (not including zoning or subdivision of land), construction or engineering
documents, and modification of a development plan; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park's expedited review process for affordable
housing projects does not apply if the applicant chooses to opt-out of the process; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park recognizes the allowable extensions in C.R.S.
29-32-105(2), both for the applicant and for the Town, and incorporates the circumstances
under which the expedited review timeline may be extended or the application may be
removed from the expedited review process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO:
1. The Town Administrator or designee shall assist with policy implementation and
applying for future funding on behalf of the Town for the development of
affordable housing as defined by section 29-32-104, C.R.S.
2. A formal policy is hereby established that the Community Development Director or
designee shall move any application determined to be for an affordable housing
development through the Town's processes to enable a final decision not more
than ninety days after submission of a complete application, to ensure an
expedited and timely review of the affordable housing project.
3. This policy creates no right of approval of any development application. The Estes
Park Development Code continues to govern the rights of applicants with regard
to their applications and contains all relevant provisions regarding an application's
approval or denial.
DATED this 9th day of December, 2025.
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
ATTEST:
Mayor
^-Uj^^ —'own Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney