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Denver District Court Judge Robert McGahey has ruled that the U-MS-5 zoning of the four parcels of land in the West Highlands neighborhood was part of a valid legislative action and did not constitute impermissible spot zoning.
The four parcels, located adjacent to the commercial corridor on 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, were rezoned U-MS-5…
Three years after its creation, the Colorado HOA Information Office and Resource Center (the “HOA Offfice”) has been given additional guidance as to its present duties and will soon have an idea of what its future duties may include. (To see what the HOA Office was doing in 2012, see its 2012 Annual Report.)…
HOAs must now allow certain water conservation efforts and accommodate their homeowners’ hybrid and electric cars due to two quietly enacted but noteworthy bills. Senate Bill 13-183 requires HOAs to allow xeriscaping—landscaping utilizing low-water-use plants—and prohibits them from requiring homeowners to install water intensive grasses. The law also precludes HOAs from fining homeowners for failing…
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District with potentially noteworthy ramifications for property owners and developers. The decision provides some clarification in an area that has troubled various state and federal courts since the Supreme Court decided the duo…
An interesting transit bill is pending in the Colorado legislature that could have a significant impact on transit oriented developments in the Denver area. Senate Bill 13-027 provides that a public or private entity may lease, own or operate a public parking lot or structure at or near a mass transit station, and that any…