The Durango Planning Commission (PC) recommended approval of the creation of a Community Development Commission (CDC). If approved by City Council, this means reconfiguring the Planning Commission, the Design Review Board, and the Board of Adjustment. The CDC is proposed to have 7 members and one alternate member. The PC also recommended approval to updates
The Community Development Department is proposing to raise building and planning fees, possibly to become effective Jan. 1, 2024. The proposal would raise the cost of a building permit from $1.40 per square foot to $2.25 per square foot. In the case of a 2500 square foot home with a garage, that would be $6500,
Proposition HH is a complex proposal that is on the November ballot. It modifies or reduces taxation rates and exemptions for multiple types of property while at the same time increases taxes by allowing the state to retain more tax revenue. The Colorado Association of REALTORS®, Club 20, and the Durango Chamber of Commerce Board
The Gauge Apartments at 1275 Escalante Drive will include 89 multi-family apartments which are scheduled to be finished in August. Fourteen of the units – one and two-bedroom – will be rented below market on a first come first serve basis. Applications can be submitted online at www.gaugedurango.com or by phone at (970) 730-2523.
Representative Barbara McLachlan and Senator Jeff Bridges visited Durango on a listening tour about housing. They visited Dove Creek, Cortez, Mancos, Durango, Silverton, Bayfield and Pagosa Springs. In Durango, Bridges and McLachlan heard from city and La Plata County elected officials and city staff about local housing issues. Durango City Councilor Melissa Youssef called the
If the Board of County Commissioners decides to regulate Short Term Rentals (STRs) in the unincorporated county, it won’t happen this year, since the County staff is focused on standing up a new health department by January 1st. La Plata County hired a company to survey residents to determine whether STRs are a problem in
On August 17th, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission members approved the state’s first building performance standards, setting requirements for large property owners to cut energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. The building performance standards mandate a 7% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions from the sector by 2026 and a 20% reduction by 2030. They apply
Information from DORA Division of Real Estate On August 7, 2023, SB23-206 Concerning Information about Radon in Residential Real Property Transactions, goes into effect. The law requires that each sales contract for a residential property contain the following, or a substantially similar, disclosure in bold faced type: THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Durango’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the city of Durango annex 1,928 acres on Durango Mesa, formerly Ewing Mesa. Future plans for Durango Mesa Park include concert structures, a special events complex, a sports complex, a cycling complex, camping and a dog park, and possibly the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Currently, the land is
Durango Boards and Commissions Vacancies There are openings on the Durango-La Plata County Airport Commission, Infrastructure Advisory Board, Land Use & Development Code Board of Adjustment, Multimodal Advisory Board, Planning Commission and others.. For more information and to apply: https://durangogov.org/148/Boards-Commissions Ignacio Boards and Commissions Vacancies There are multiple openings on the Planning Commission and Board