Tag: Denver City Council
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Denver City Council to weigh affordable housing preservation
An affordable housing preservation ordinance is among the top policy items the Denver City Council will consider during Monday’s regular meeting. The resolution, if approved, will waive the City and County’s rights of first refusal and first offer, as provided by Colorado State law. HB24-1175 grants a local government the right of first offer and…
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Denver City Council gives nod to site development plan extensions
The Denver City Council voted Monday to extend the expiration dates of site development plans, easing pressure on developers struggling to obtain building permits. The unanimous decision amends the city’s zoning code, adding another 36 months to site development plans approved by the city on or before Dec. 31, 2025. City officials said this amendment…
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Denver City Council to hear from public on extension for site development plans
This week, the Denver City Council agenda includes several rezonings and a proposed amendment to the city’s zoning code that would extend deadlines for site development plans approved on or before Dec. 31, 2025. If approved, the “Site Development Plan Validity Extension” amendment would spare roughly 22,600 planned residential units from loss due to expiring…
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‘Expect 2027 revenue to remain flat,’ finance officials warn Denver budget planners
Denver expects little to no revenue growth through 2027. And “flat” growth is a “best-case scenario,” city finance experts told members of the Denver City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, as preliminary efforts to organize and establish guidance for the 2027 budget planning process kicked off Tuesday. The city anticipates 2027 revenue to remain around…
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Denver City Council: Scooters, syringes, fancy airport lawyers
The Denver City Council returns this week with a 24-page agenda packed with a variety of interesting items for consideration. From the Community Planning and Housing Committee comes a $3.4 million contract between the City and Jewish Family Service of Colorado to provide rapid rehousing support for at least 55 homeless individuals or families living…
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Denver City Council makes annual bison donation permanent
Denver has codified its annual donation of surplus buffalo to American Indian tribes and American Indian nonprofits into law after a unanimous vote by the City Council on Monday. The City and County of Denver has managed one of the oldest municipal bison herds in the nation as part of a conservation program for more…
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Denver City Council eyes millions for infrastructure, airport spending
The Denver City Council meeting Monday will be light, with no required public hearing set, but it does have several big-ticket infrastructure and airport spending items on the agenda. A lot of money is on the table this week, with $6.5 million earmarked for asphalt replacement for 95 lane miles of local, collector, and arterial…
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Veo scooter, e-bike contract advances to Denver City Council
Looks like the third time’s the charm for a Santa Monica-based e-scooter and bike operator hoping for a three-year contract with the City and County of Denver. After stalling twice before, the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to forward a proposed contract with Veo Micromobility to the full City Council for consideration.…
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Denver continues to explore moving to a biennial budget
There’s continued momentum to shift the city of Denver to a biennial budget cycle, and if approved by the City Council, the measure would be sent to voters on the November 2026 ballot. The idea, first put forth in December, returned Monday to the Budget and Policy Committee meeting for further discussion, with sponsors maintaining…
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Denver City Council to consider data centers, buffalo, on-call landscape deals
The Denver City Council will introduce a bill on Monday that would place a one-year moratorium on the acceptance or processing of certain permit and site development plan applications in which a data center is the proposed primary use. Because data centers are not specifically regulated within Denver and have no specific permitting requirements, city…