Land Use & ZoningIntermediateColorado Exam
Colorado has encouraged municipalities to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) primarily to:
ABan all ADUs in single-family neighborhoods, as a general rule
BIncrease housing supply and create affordable housing optionsCorrect
CRequire all new homes to include an ADU
DTax ADU rentals at a higher rate
Why Increase housing supply and create affordable housing options Is Correct
Answer B: Increase housing supply and create affordable housing options
Colorado has encouraged municipalities to allow ADUs — secondary housing units on single-family lots — as a strategy to increase housing supply, create affordable options, and allow multigenerational living.
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Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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