On April 22, 2024, several trade associations representing Denver landlords (the “Plaintiffs”) sued the State of Colorado, the City and County of Denver, and other related entities (collectively, the “Defendants”) in federal court, challenging a state statute and the Energize Denver Ordinance, which together impose a collection of energy efficiency requirements for commercial buildings (the “Efficiency Regulations”). Notably, on June 18, 2026, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) filed a Notice of Potential Participation stating that the case presents questions of interest related to the preemptive scope of the EPCA.
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Department of Local Affairs Announces High Level of Local Government Compliance with Colorado’s Strategic Growth Legislation
By Ashley Ravn on
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To address the housing shortage in Colorado, Governor Jared Polis signed Executive Order D 2025 005 (“EO”). This EO, among other things, directs state agencies to determine whether Local Governments are compliant with recently passed strategic growth laws when awarding certain discretionary funding opportunities. To learn more about the EO, visit our recent blog post here.…
National Zoning Atlas: Colorado Report Updated
By Diana Caruso Jenkins on
Posted in Land Use, Real Estate Development
The National Zoning Atlas (NZA) team is digitizing, demystifying, and democratizing information about zoning conditions in more than 33,000 jurisdictions in the United States. Fully comprehending the zoning conditions of a particular state, and therefore housing and development opportunity, is often stifled by lack of standardization. Which jurisdictions have the authority to exercise powers is…