Durango Community Development Updates

• In March, Durango staff hosted Development Review Roundtables to discuss procedures, anticipated advancements, and opportunities for collaborative projects. 
• Updates to the Fair Share Program will be finalized later this spring. The Durango Community Development Commission approved amendments that update and modernize the regulations, but they still face City Council approval. Updates include: 
  • changing parts of the code to reemphasize getting Fair Share built units, 
  • an increase to the required number of units that triggers Fair Share from four to nine units, 
  • the addition of rental development to Fair Share aligning with HB21-1117, 
  • a decrease to the required set-aside percentage of Fair Share units, 
  • a change in the methodology of how Fair Share fee-in-lieu is calculated, 
  • and the addition of multiple incentives to help achieve the creation of Fair Share built units. 
• The Department will launch new permitting software in June and July. 
• Impactful updates to the Land Use and Development Code related to Parking and Lighting are expected between June and September. 

LPC Land Use Code Update

• County staff is looking at doing a deeper dive into the sketch plan process to see whether it is effective and how to change it. The discussion is likely to come forward in a future work session.  
• Additionally, staff is evaluating the part of the land use code related to traffic.