HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Constituent Letter - Mail Packet - 05/21/2024 - Letter from Mayor Arndt to Affordable Housing Board re: HB24-1007 – Housing and Occupancy
Mayor
City Hall
300 LaPorte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.416.2154
970.224.6107 - fax
fcgov.com
May 16, 2024
Affordable Housing Board
c/o Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Chair Singleton and Board Members:
On behalf of City Council, thank you for providing us with the memorandum dated May 3, 2024
regarding the passage of HB24-1007. We understand your recommendations that the City not
replace U+2 with any other maximum occupancy limit, that U+2 enforcement be paused prior to
July 1, and your suggestion to conduct public outreach about the implications of this new
legislation.
Thank you for the expertise and perspectives that you bring to the Board and share with City
Council.
Best Regards,
Jeni Arndt
Mayor
/sek
cc: City Council Members
Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
May 3,2024
From:Affordable Housing Board (AHB)Chair John Singleton
To:City Council
Re:HB24-1007 and local occupancy restrictions
Per the Affordable Housing Board’s (AHB)mission of advising the City Council on matters
pertaining to affordable housing issues of concern to the City,we would like to offer several
points for consideration following the passage of HB24-1007.We are thrilled that this
legislation has been signed into law,and believe that it will be a positive benefit for our local
housing system.
In particular,the Board recommends that Council:
●NOT replace U+2 with any other maximum occupancy limit,and instead allow current
nuisance ordinances,building code requirements,and similar to regulate issues related
to household size and conduct.
●Immediately pause the enforcement of U+2 prior to the law’s effective date of July 1st in
order to minimize disruption to our housing system as the implementation of
HB24-1007 approaches.
●Plan a public outreach campaign to let landlords,current and potential renters,housing
agencies,and similar know about the new law,its local implementation,and related
ramifications on housing rules in Fort Collins.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
John Singleton
Chair,Affordable Housing Board