The Northglenn City Council approved CB20-33 on second reading at its November meeting, affirming the city's existing review process for electric vehicle charger permit applications and opting out of adopting the state model land-use code created under House Bill 24-1173.

Sustainability Coordinator Mara Owen summarized staff's recommendation and background, saying municipalities with more than 10,000 residents must select one of three compliance options by the end of the year: adopt the state model code, adopt the bill's permitting standards, or affirm existing local codes (opt out). Planning Commission unanimously recommended the opt-out because Northglenn's current Unified Development Ordinance and permitting process already meet the statute's goals, staff said.

Owen noted city staff had pursued a year-long review and said Northglenn is one of three U.S. municipalities to earn a "gold" designation by the Department of Energy program Charging Smart for its permitting leadership and charging infrastructure work. The report clarified that the city will still comply with reporting requirements: staff will prepare required reports in March and January per state law.

Councilors praised staff for proactive work and for avoiding added costs and training needs that adopting the model code would have required. The vote on second reading was closed by the clerk; the transcript records that the ordinance passed on second reading but does not include a roll-call tally in the meeting text.

No substantive amendments to local permitting requirements were made during the meeting; staff will prepare the state-required reports and proceed under the city's existing UDO.