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Fraser Housing Policy
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The Fraser Town Board has identified housing a policy priority. Like many Colorado
mountain communities, the lack of sufficient housing is impacting quality of life and
economic development in the Fraser Valley. Accordingly, the Town Board is providing
this policy to outline the Town’s interest in working with our development community to
help mitigate these challenges.
• The Town of Fraser has provided the following incentives for residential
development:
o Resolution 2016-10-05 providing for the Attainable Housing Plant
Investment Fee Incentive Program
o Ordinance 436 amending the Plant Investment Fee (PIF) Schedule to
include, among other amendments, the following:
▪ Reduced PIF for apartments and mixed use developments
▪ Reduced PIF for Accessory Dwelling Units
▪ Collection of PIF at Certificate of Occupancy versus Building
Permit
▪ Reduced service fees during construction
o Reduced parking requirements for multi-family dwelling units
• The Fraser Town Board believes that providing a variety of housing within the
community for employees and families is an important component of community
character, sense of community, and sustainability. Accordingly, the Fraser Town
Board is seeking proposals for collaborative partnerships to address community
housing. Proposals that provide for long term provision of community,
workforce, employee, and/or attainable housing may be eligible for concessions
such as property tax rebates, use tax waivers, plant investment fee waivers or
deferrals, service fee waivers during construction, development review fee
rebates, density bonuses, parking waivers, grants, and other such incentives.
• The Fraser Town Code land use provisions are currently being evaluated and
proposals that may not currently comply with the Code should be provided for
consideration as appropriate Code changes may be considered.
• Further, annexation proposals that would provide for multi-family, smaller
homes, and/or apartments will be favorably considered.
• Proposals must be consistent with Town of Fraser plans and policies and are
subject to the discretion of the Town Board.
Interested parties should submit proposals to the Fraser Town Manager. The Housing
Task Force and Town Board commit to an initial response within 45 days.