Tag: City Council Land Use Committee
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Denver City Council to consider making Capitol Hill mansion a historic landmark
The Denver City Council will soon vote on whether to make a historic mansion in the Capitol Hill neighborhood a designated landmark after the council land use committee advanced the proposal Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved the proposal without comment, passing it on to the full council for a final vote and public hearing in…
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Coors Field-area parking lot may become apartments after rezoning proposal
A parking lot next to Coors Field may soon become an apartment building after the Denver City Council land use committee approved the rezoning proposal Tuesday, moving it to the full council for a final vote. The parking lot is located at 2000 Blake St., on the corner of 20th Street and Blake Street, immediately…
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Denver council to vote on expanding historic district to include Congress Park neighborhood
The Denver City Council is considering a proposal to expand the East Seventh Avenue Historic District to include 19 properties within the Congress Park neighborhood. The council’s land use committee unanimously advanced the proposal Tuesday, passing it on to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If passed, the expanded historic…
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Denver committee advances rezoning of baseball field despite community opposition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council land use committee advanced a proposal to rezone a baseball field Tuesday despite opposition from the surrounding community. The private baseball field, located at 8890 E. Lowry Blvd., is currently zoned to be used as a park, playground, church, school or…
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Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood could be rezoned for ‘granny flats’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s entire East Colfax neighborhood may soon be rezoned to allow for accessory dwelling units, colloquially called “granny flats,” after the City Council land use committee approved the proposal Tuesday. If passed by the full council, the measure would allow homeowners in East Colfax to…
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Denver aims to redraw council districts with 65,000 residents each
The Denver redistricting commission said Tuesday the city’s new council districts should contain approximately 65,000 residents each after the release of 2020 Census data. This number is an even 11-way split of the more than 715,000 people living in Denver. It is also the largest average district population in Denver’s history. Since 1950, Denver council…
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City Council to consider La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood as historic cultural district
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s city council will vote on whether the La Alma Lincoln Park neighborhood will become its second historic cultural district in the coming weeks. The district designation is proposed as a way to preserve the cultural history of one of Denver’s oldest residential neighborhoods and the…
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City Council to vote on rezoning Denver’s Sloan’s Lake neighborhood for ‘granny flats’
The Denver City Council land use committee approved a plan Tuesday to rezone the Sloan’s Lake neighborhood and part of West Colfax to allow for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), colloquially called “granny flats.” The committee approved the plan unanimously, passing it forward to the full council for a final vote and public hearing. The public…
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City Council committee OKs updates to Denver fire, building, green codes
The Denver City Council land use committee unanimously approved numerous changes to the city’s fire, building and green codes Tuesday as part of a mass cleanup effort. If approved by the full council, the changes will update the current codes established in 2019. This comes as city officials continue to work toward developing new codes…
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Proposal would extend Denver outdoor dining, managed homeless camps through 2023
A bill that would extend zoning for outdoor dining and managed homeless encampments through 2023 was approved by the Denver City Council land use committee on Tuesday, moving it to the full council for a vote. The bill builds on a zoning ordinance passed last year that allowed COVID-19-related temporary uses of land such as…