The Colorado Springs City Council has formally supported home rule municipalities that are challenging new state housing mandates in Colorado. In a recent resolution, the Council stated its position on the city’s right to self-governance. Colorado Springs joined six other cities—Greenwood Village, Arvada, Aurora, Glendale, Lafayette, and Westminster—in opposing House Bills 24-1304 and 24-1313, as well as Executive Orders D 2025 005 and 011.
Council President Pro Tem Brian Risley said the state’s actions affect local decision-making and community standards. The laws in question remove minimum parking requirements and require high-density housing near transit. The Council says these changes bypass public input and existing zoning rules…