Title 29, Government - Local

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is in the public interest to maintain a diverse housing stock in order to preserve some diversity of housing opportunities for the state's residents and people of low- and moderate-income. (b) A housing shortage for …

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Affordable housing dwelling unit" means a residential structure that is purchased or rented by and is occupied as a primary residence by one or more income eligible households, or a comparable definition as esta…

(1) To further the purposes of this article, as specified in section 29-26-101, the governing body of any local government may, by ordinance, establish an affordable housing dwelling unit advisory board. Any such board or similar entity in effect prior to July 1, 2001, shall cont…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect the operation of a local housing authority and any board created by this article is encouraged to cooperate with a local housing authority in the establishment and implementation of policies that shall further the intent of thi…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to ensure that cable television service, telecommunications service, broadband internet service, and middle mile infrastructure are each provided within a consistent, comprehensive, and nondiscr…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (1.5) "Broadband internet service" has the same meaning as set forth in section 40-15-102 (3.5). (2) "Cable television service" means the one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or othe…

(1) Repealed. (2) A local government may provide cable television service, telecommunications service, broadband internet service, or middle mile infrastructure, subject to the requirements of this article 27. For purposes of this article 27, a local government provides cable tel…

(1) A local government that provides cable television service, telecommunications service, broadband internet service, or middle mile infrastructure pursuant to this article 27 shall comply with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing provision of such servic…

(1) Before an individual subscriber or a private provider that competes with a local government in the geographic boundaries of the local government may file an action in district court for violation of this article, that person shall file a written complaint with the local gover…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) The permitting, construction, modification, maintenance, and operation of broadband facilities are critical to ensuring that all citizens in the state have true access to advanced technology and information; (b) Broadband faci…

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Antenna" means communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used to provide wireless service. (1.5) "Broadband facility" means any infrastructure used to deliver bro…

(1) (a) A collocation application or siting application for a wireless service facility submitted to a local government is deemed approved by the local government if: (I) The local government has not approved or rejected the application within ninety days after the applicant subm…

(1) (a) For small cell networks involving multiple individual small cell facilities within the jurisdiction of a single local government entity, the local government entity shall allow the applicant, at the applicant's discretion, to file a consolidated application and receive a …

(1) A local government shall not require a collocation or siting application, or additional permits for the modification, removal, discontinuance, or replacement of a wireless service facility, or equipment associated therewith, if: (a) The owner or operator of the wireless servi…

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Broadband facility" has the same meaning as set forth in section 29-27-402 (1.5), but only as necessary to provide broadband internet services to multiunit buildings and does not include towers, poles, buildings,…

(1) Subject to a property owner's rights to manage access to its property pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, a provider may access and install any necessary broadband facilities to provide high-speed broadband internet service to a multiunit building if: (a) (I) The prov…

(1) A property owner, as defined in section 29-27-501 (5), is entitled to just and reasonable compensation from a provider, as defined in section 29-27-501 (6), who obtains access to a multiunit building, as defined in section 29-27-501 (4), from a property owner. The property ow…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Medicaid reimbursement rates cover only approximately sixty-five percent of the actual costs incurred by service providers rendering services to medicaid recipients; (b) Low medicaid reimbursement rates and increased caseloads…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of health care policy and financing. (2) "Local government" means a county, home rule county, home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter city, or city and county. (2.…

(1) (a) The governing body of a local government may impose a provider fee on health services provided by qualified providers for the purpose of obtaining federal financial participation under the state's medical assistance program, articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5. The provider fee…

The city council of a statutory or home rule city or the town council of a statutory town may adopt an ordinance to regulate the possession or purchasing of cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products, as defined in section 18-13-121 (5), by a minor or to regulate the sale…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, declares, and determines that: (a) The direct marketing of agricultural products to the public through farm stands benefits the agricultural community and the consumer by, among other benefits, providing an alternative method for agricultura…

As used in this article 31, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Agricultural operations" has the same meaning as specified in section 35-3.5-102 (4). (2) "Farm stand" means a temporary or permanent structure used for the sale and display of agricultural products resulting…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a farm stand may be located on a parcel of any size. The retail sale of goods to the public by a farm stand must include goods or other agricultural products that are grown or produced on the principal use site on which the farm stand i…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrator" means a political subdivision of the State of Colorado established for the purposes, among others, of increasing the supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low- and moderate-income famil…

(1) The state affordable housing fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Commencing on January 1, 2023, all state revenues collected from an existing tax on one-tenth of one percent on federal taxable income, as modified by law, of every individual, estate, trust, and corpo…

(1) (a) The affordable housing support fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The support fund consists of money deposited into it under subsections (1)(b)(II) and (3) of this section. The division of housing shall administer the support fund and expend the money in the su…

(1) The office shall contract with the administrator. The office may select an administrator without a competitive procurement process but shall announce the contract opening publicly and select the administrator in a meeting that is open to the public, no less than seventy-two h…

(1) (a) Not later than November 1, 2023, the governing body of each local government, other than local housing authorities, desiring to receive funding under this article or desiring to make affordable housing projects within its territorial boundaries eligible for funding under …

(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) The lack of affordable housing is an issue throughout the state, and voters throughout the state voted in favor of proposition 123 at the statewide general election in 2022 to address this issue; (II) The state inco…

(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (I) Proposition 123, approved by a majority of eligible electors during the November 2022 general election, was intended to reach all communities in the state; (II) Affordable home ownership opportunities are limited by changi…

(1) For any state fiscal year in which money is appropriated from the financing fund or the support fund in accordance with the requirements of this article 32, any such money appropriated must supplement and shall not supplant the level of state funding support for affordable ho…

The short title of this article 33 is the "Protections for Public Workers Act". Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-111), ch. 393, p. 2349, § 1, effective August 7.

(1) The general assembly hereby declares that public employees are the backbone of the state and ensure that Coloradans have access to strong public services. However, because public employees are exempt from protections afforded by the "National Labor Relations Act" and the "Col…

As used in this article 33, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "County" means only: (a) A city and county; and (b) A county with a population of less than seven thousand five hundred people pursuant to the official figures of the most recent United States decennial census…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a public employee has the right to: (a) Discuss or express the public employee's views regarding public employee representation, workplace issues, or the rights granted to the public employee in this article 33; (b) (I) En…

(1) An aggrieved party is barred from filing a claim that alleges that a public employer has violated this article 33 unless the claim is filed within six months after the date on which the aggrieved party knew or reasonably should have known of the alleged violation. (2) The div…

(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that the private social media administered by a local elected official or designee is a private account and does not create a public forum; (b) A local elected official has no duty to create or maintain private social media and no s…

As used in this article 3.5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Eligible applicant" means an applicant under a local government assistance program which meets all statutory requirements for eligibility and which complies with all applicable regulations, ordinances, and r…

Every state agency which administers a local government assistance program shall approve or deny every application for competitively awarded programs filed after July 1, 1981, from an eligible applicant under such program solely on the basis of criteria established by statute and…

The short title of this article 35 is the "State Land Use Criteria for Strategic Growth Act". Source: L. 2024: Entire article added (see the editor's note following the part 1 heading), (HB 24-1313), ch. 168, p. 835, § 1, effective May 13.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Since the "Local Government Land Use Control Enabling Act of 1974", article 20 of this title 29, was adopted, Colorado's population has more than doubled, with the state growing at twice the national rate b…

(1) "Accessible unit" means a housing unit that: (a) Satisfies the requirements of the federal "Fair Housing Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 3601 et seq., as amended; (b) Incorporates universal design; or (c) Is a type A dwelling unit, as defined in section 9-5-101 (10); a type A multistory…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Multifamily housing is typically more affordable than single-unit dwellings. According to the American Community Survey, Colorado multifamily units cost between fourteen and forty-three percent less to rent…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Certified transit-oriented community" means a transit-oriented community that has met the requirements of section 29-35-204 (4). (2) "Exempt parcel" means: (a) Any parcel that a transit-oriented community has app…

(1) As determined to be appropriate by the executive director of the department, the department shall collaborate with the department of transportation and the Colorado energy office in fulfilling the requirements and goals of this part 2. (2) The goals of this part 2 are to: (a)…