population — from 6,884 to more than 9,000.
But Lindstedt and his colleagues at the Capitol recognized that changing housing policies in Lakewood, Golden and Boulder via state law shouldn’t be overly jarring. To that end, HB23-1255 provides a two-year “off-ramp” to the three cities to unravel their allocation systems. “Golden does not typically hit the 1% residential unit growth cap in most years, and the city has averaged a roughly .8% growth rate over the past 20 years,” said Rick Muriby, who serves as community and economic development manager for the city.“The community is almost entirely built out, so new development is typically redevelopment of existing lots and structures,” he said.
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