Bookmark and Share Print

Division of Housing Accomplishments

Major Boulder Affordable Housing Program Milestones  

For many years, the City Council, boards, residents, and staff have struggled with the challenge of affordable housing in Boulder.   Through partnerships with the community, non-profit agencies and for-profit developers, Boulder has made significant progress toward creating housing opportunities for households with modest incomes.

For the most current update on Boulder's Affordable Housing Programs, see the February, pdf 2008 City of Boulder Affordable Housing Report.

Here are some of the major milestones from across the years:

1966:  
 1985:
  • 1985:   Moderate Income Housing (MIHP) adopted
  • Mobile Home Zone established
1970 - 1999:

  • 1,755 affordable units in the community

1990:
1992:
  • Community Housing Assistance Program (CHAP) created to replace Moderate Income Housing Program (MIHP)
1995:

  • Residential Growth Management System revised and Master Plan Criteria and Major Site Review created to encourage permanently affordable housing in a new residential development

  • Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan affordable Housing Goal revised to 10% of the total housing stock as permanently affordable

1999:
2000:
 2007 - 2008:
  •  Approximately 2,800 affordable units in the community;  More than 1,000 units have been added since the year 2000.  the 2,800 units represent more than $420M in real estate that will continue to provide community benefit for future generations.  Currently this affordable housing stock enables over 5,000 people to be part of the community who might otherwise be unable to reside in Boulder.
  • Review process initiated to review progress on the affordable housing goals and to evaluate the current policies, programs and priorities.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 March 2008 08:55

Clicking any flag icon above calls Google translation service to translate the page to the language you have chosen. Graphics containing text, PDF files, and special applications on this page cannot be translated. As with any computer translation, conversion is not context-sensitive and may not convert text into its intended meaning. The city of Boulder does not guarantee the accuracy of translated text. If the information you are seeking is not clear please return to the main page for the specific city department and contact them directly. Please note that some applications and/or services may not work as expected when translated.

Plugins needed for this Web site: [ Adobe Reader ] [ Flash Player ] [ Quicktime ] [ Real Player ]