Position Papers

House Bill 25-1295, Food Truck Operations, as amended, undermines local business licensing authority and regulations by requiring municipalities to issue reciprocal business licenses to mobile food vendors who are licensed in other jurisdictions.

House Bill 25-1169 forces communities to administratively rezone properties owned by “faith-based organizations” and educational institutions to allow for residential development, regardless of the existing allowed uses or surrounding zone districts. By circumventing existing planning and zoning processes that are readily available to all property owners, “YIGBY” creates a special privileged class of property owners with insufficient guardrails that would promote the creation of affordable housing, protect against fraud or abuse, and ensure a minimum of consistency with community plans.