Ralston Valley Coalition

The Land Development Code (LDC) is the governing document in the city of Arvada that guides land development. As citizens, we should have a voice in what our city and communities look like where we live, work and play.  Once the city changes the LDC it is extremely difficult to have input on development in our community unless a rezoning is happening so it is VERY IMPORTANT for the City Council to hear from its constituents NOW about issues of concern with the proposed LDC amendments, as many times a rezoning is not a part of a development process.  The time to speak up and alert the city council of community concerns is now when the changes are being proposed.

RVC PROMOTES COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS WHY THE LDC PROPOSED CHANGES HAVE US CONCERNED - SEE OUR TOP CONCERNS AND WHY WE FEEL THEY ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH OUR COMMUNITIES.

Info on attending or speaking at the Arvada City Council Meeting on July 15th

Agenda will be posted on July 11th

https://www.arvadaco.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=2539

SIGN UP HERE IF YOU ARE ATTENDING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AAAC23A2FDCF8-57411018-july

Several community members addressed the Arvada Planning Commission with concerns about some of the LDC changes. See full meeting info: https://arvadaco.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1472/files/agenda/4829

In 2024, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to address the housing crisis in Colorado, which will impact areas of the City's current Land Development Code (LDC). In January of 2025, the city began the process of amending the LDC to comply with state law but also added numerous additional changes - learn more info on the state legislation and how it affects Arvada:

https://www.arvadaco.gov/179/Land-Development-Code#:~:text=These%20upcoming%20amendments%20will%20be,13%2C%20in%20City%20Council%20Chambers.