FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2026
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Metro Mayors Caucus Announces Opposition to HB 26-1114, Citing Threats to Local Governance and Infrastructure Stability
DENVER, CO — The Metro Mayors Caucus (MMC), representing 38 mayors and more than 3 million Coloradans across the Denver metropolitan region, has formally announced its opposition to HB 26-1114, Allowed Minimum Lot Size for Subject Jurisdictions.
The Metro Mayors Caucus operates on a unique consensus-based decision-making model, ensuring that our positions reflect a true regional agreement across partisan and geographic lines. MMC does not take a formal position on legislation unless a super-majority of our 38 member mayors is in agreement.
The proposed legislation would establish a statewide mandate prohibiting cities and counties from requiring minimum lot sizes greater than 2,000 square feet for single-family homes. While the MMC shares the legislature's goal of expanding housing affordability, the Caucus warns that this "one-size-fits-all" approach overrides essential local planning and infrastructure oversight.
The Metro Mayors Caucus opposes HB 26-1114 for the following reasons:
Land-use decisions are inherently local and are best made by municipal leaders who understand the unique characteristics, constraints, and priorities of their communities.
Local governments must balance housing goals with infrastructure capacity, water availability, transportation networks, environmental considerations, public safety needs, and long-term planning objectives.
By overriding locally adopted zoning standards, this bill limits municipalities’ ability to responsibly manage growth and ensure development aligns with existing services and community plans.
Colorado’s municipalities are diverse in geography and density. A uniform statewide standard does not reflect these differences and risks undermining sustainable, community-supported solutions already underway.
"A uniform statewide minimum lot size standard risks undermining locally tailored solutions already underway to expand housing supply," Littleton Mayor, Kyle Schlachter, the Chair, Metro Mayors Caucus, stated in a formal position letter to the Members of the Colorado General Assembly.
The Metro Mayors Caucus respectfully recommends an oppose position on HB 26-1114. We remain committed to working collaboratively with the sponsors and stakeholders on policies that meaningfully advance housing affordability while preserving local flexibility and responsible growth planning.
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