HOUSING: La Plata County Commissioners are looking at a possible ordinance that would have developers pay fees that would go toward providing affordable housing in the area. The Regional Housing Authority on Tuesday presented commissioners with a draft "Fair Share Housing Ordinance."
The fees are a way that resort communities have found to provide affordable housing where high-end homes have driven up property values, pricing people who build the homes and provide services in the community out of the market.
The City of Durango is also considering a "Fair Share" ordinance. The city's plan would focus on requiring a certain number of affordable homes with new developments. But the ordinance proposed to the county would charge them fees that would go toward helping people find housing near existing population centers, such as Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio.
Commissioners said they needed time to review the proposal and instructed county staff to evaluate the legalities of enacting such an ordinance.
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