LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — On Tuesday, the city of Littleton held a public hearing to allow people to provide feedback on a proposal to amend Littleton’s Unified Land Use Code regarding housing types.
At the end of the meeting, city officials made the decision to indefinitely postpone the ordinance.
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The city says the goal of the ordinance was to “reduce barriers to building ‘missing middle’ housing types, such as duplexes, multiplexes, and cottage court developments in the city.” The population in Littleton is growing and the city is looking for ways to house that growth in a sustainable way.
“Our goal is to see if we can address some of the housing issues that we have here in Littleton and the whole metro area,” said Mayor Kyle Schlachter.
The code amendment would allow for duplexes and three- and four-unit multiplexes to be built in all neighborhood zone districts in the city. These housing types would still need to meet certain development standards which would include minimum lot size, and they would be subject to the building permit process, but the idea was that they would have a smaller impact than apartment complexes.