Commissioners o cially oppose state land use bill

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County’s elected leaders have come out against the proposal from Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic state lawmakers aimed at addressing the state’s housing a ordability crisis by increasing residential density.

e bill in the state legislature emerged as one of the most talkedabout issues in local politics this year. It would particularly a ect highly populated areas, including many cities and towns in the Denver metro area. In Douglas County, the a ected municipalities would include Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Lone Tree and Parker.

Initially, the bill would have prohibited large cities and towns from restricting the building of duplexes, triplexes and multiplexes up to six units.

But in mid-April, Democrats at the