Builders and Developers
Builders and Developers
Building up a community’s housing often starts with just that: literally building the homes that a city needs to thrive. Longmont works with builders and developers in a number of ways to help ensure that our community’s affordable and attainable housing needs are met:
- Our Inclusionary Housing Ordinance information explains how much of a new development must be set aside for affordable housing and how builders and developers can meet those requirements.
- Longmont also offers affordable housing incentives to assist projects, including land development incentives that apply specifically to affordable housing and financial incentives for projects that provide more than the minimum required.
- Rental properties built with the assistance of CDBG, HOME or Affordable Housing Funds should also review Longmont’s Affordable Housing Rent Standards, which explain the rent and income guidelines for assisted projects.
Forms
To help get started, we’ve provided a number of the necessary applications online, including:
- Housing Incentive Program Application and Guidelines for For-Sale Projects
- Housing Incentive Program Application and Guidelines for Rental Housing Projects
Builder and Developer Resources
Fair Housing laws promote equal access to homeownership and rental housing opportunities
Fair Housing laws are fundamental to the values of our community. By protecting against housing discrimination, fair housing makes Longmont a stronger community and a better place to live, work, and play.
Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against any person under the protected classes: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. Colorado State law adds the categories of marital status, creed, ancestry, and source of income.
Housing discrimination is illegal. Both state and federal laws prohibit discrimination in housing based on protected classes. Also, it is illegal for anyone to threaten, coerce, intimidate, or interfere with anyone exercising a fair housing right or assisting others who exercise that right. Visit the Fair Housing Information page for more information.
