HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Mail Packet - 11/03/2025 - Letter from Mayor Jeni Arndt to Affordable Housing Board re Land Use Code Updates, Phase II
Mayor
City Hall
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.416.2154
970.224.6107 - fax
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October 30, 2025
Affordable Housing Board
c/o Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Staff Liaison
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Chair Stefanie Berganini and Board Members:
On behalf of City Council, thank you for providing us with the memorandum dated October 27,
2025, regarding the Land Use Code II, particularly around the Commercial Corridors and
Centers updates.
We understand the Board supports parking lot redevelopments becoming mixed use
developments, aligning the code with requirements from HB24-1313 to increase grant funding
opportunities near transit nodes, and establishing more incentives for infill development for
affordable housing.
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
Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager
October 27, 2025
From: Affordable Housing Board
To: City Council
Re: Land Use Code Updates, Phase II
Per the Affordable Housing Board’s mission of advising the City Council on matters pertaining
to affordable housing issues of concern to the City, the Board is sending this memo to detail
our feedback on the ongoing second phase of updates to the Land Use Code.
During our October meeting, the Board was pleased to receive a presentation from Noah Beals
and Megan Keith detailing the high-level changes proposed in the current Commercial
Corridors and Centers update. Overall, the Board is satisfied with the proposed update,
especially the attention on multi-use development, which will encourage more walkable
neighborhoods, achieving Council’s 15-minute-city priority.
Though we’re enthusiastic about the code’s proposals, we have suggestions for aspects to be
strengthened. We shared these ideas with Noah and Megan during our meeting, and would like
to share them with Council as you consider the proposed updates. Our suggestions include:
● Expanding the list of limited uses on Commercial Corridors to include more types of
auto-oriented and large surface parking lot businesses (i.e., car washes, car sales). We
would prefer to see large parking lot redevelopment become mixed use developments
that encourage more housing capacity near multimodal transportation options.
● Aligning the code, particularly the TOD Overlay, with any pertinent requirements from
HB24-1313 to increase the city’s opportunity to receive grant funding that upgrades
infrastructure to increase Affordable Housing opportunity near transit nodes.
● Establishing more clear incentives to encourage infill development, particularly
developments for affordable housing.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Stefanie Berganini
Chair, Affordable Housing Board