Affordable Housing and Arvada

Our schools seem to have overly large lots. Perhaps the city could build small homes or condos on those lots to sell or rent.

Allow homeowner to add tempory modular units for elderly parent's or disabled children.

Epic Failure

I find it interesting that the City is asking for this feedback whey they absolutely blew a huge opportunity to incorporate affordable housing into the City's 2 largest developments of the past 25 years (Candelas & Leyden Rock. Perhaps Candelas still offers the opportunity with undeveloped retail space. Look at Stapleton and Lowry for two examples on how to do this. Stop giving in to developers and the NIMBYs.

Zoning to encourage granny flats

In parts of Arvada with large enough lots (e.g., west Arvada not older smaller lots), allow zoning that would allow people to build a small secondary residence on their property they could rent out. The city could also encourage this type of development. This will increase supply. The city would need to put restrictions on hotel-like uses (no Airbnb) in these zones to keep rentals long term for residents.

Tiny Homes with small yards for gardens

Some people like the idea of having a house rather than living in a condo/apt. They like a little space around them to garden or have a small patio to visit with neighbors and friends. If there are any undeveloped lots in the city or if there are current areas under consideration for redevelopment, I would love to see some cottage or tiny home communities with small yards or patio areas built there. Homes small enough and basic enough that people could afford to purchase or rent them--especially those young people going out on their own or older people who don't want to live in retirement communities or families who don't have large incomes but would love to call a home their own.