Andrea Grajeda

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Andrea Grajeda

May 24—Lafayette has joined in a lawsuit against Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis in what officials call an effort to secure the city's local authority — and not, the mayor says, to prevent new affordable housing units. This week, Lafayette announced it would be joining the court fight alongside Aurora, Arvada, Glendale, Greenwood Village and Westminster, alleging home-rule violation and land-use management overreach.

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Andrea Grajeda

Lafayette has joined in a lawsuit against Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis in what officials call an effort to secure the city’s local authority — and not, the mayor says, to prevent new affordable housing units. This week, Lafayette announced it was joining the court fight alongside Aurora, Arvada, Glendale, Greenwood Village and Westminster, alleging home-rule violations and land-use code management overreach.

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Andrea Grajeda

Louisville will now allow new accessory dwelling units — sometimes known as “granny flats” or “mother-in-law apartments” — with the City Council aiming to make sure the size of the housing units are more equitable in size for larger and smaller homes. An ADU is an attached or detached housing unit located on the same lot as the primary home, and it can be rented out. ADUs provide a place for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Andrea Grajeda

The Lafayette City Council approved the next step for bringing the property at the northwest and southwest corner of 119th Street and Baseline Road into the city boundaries, but the council faced a flood of comments from the public opposing the annexation. Instead, many advocated to preserve the property as open space. Gateway Lafayette is a potential development on a roughly 78-acre property at the northwest and southwest corners of 119th and Baseline.

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Andrea Grajeda

Lafayette has joined other Front Range municipalities in a lawsuit against Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis to secure the city’s home rule authority and land use code management. Lafayette has joined Aurora, Arvada, Glendale, Greenwood Village and Westminster in the lawsuit, according to a Monday news release. The news release says that House Bills 23-1255, 24-1304 and 24-1313 violate the city’s home rule authority by overreaching and telling home rule municipalities how to manage their land use.