ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Arapahoe County commissioners describe their community as being in a housing crisis. Many communities across the state are working on ways to bring in more affordable housing. Commissioners recently approved new regulations that they hope will accomplish that.

"We have a housing needs gap on every single income bracket, and specifically for our renters, we have a 14,000-unit deficit," said Arapahoe County Commissioner Jessica Campbell, citing data from the recent Housing Needs Assessment for the county.

"A three-tiered system of incentives for developers when they are building affordable housing projects," said Campbell.

If developers set aside a specific percentage of units (10%, 25% or 50%) to be offered at affordable rents, they will get certain perks lik

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