Tag: Rezoning
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Denver council delays stadium rezoning, rejects Key Lime Air contract
Denver’s dreams of a new women’s soccer stadium will have to wait a little longer as members of the city council voted Monday to delay an ordinance rezoning the land where the stadium is proposed to be built. Council Bill 25-1541 was postponed at the request of the city’s “executive branch” to allow for the…
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Denver seeks committee members for ‘missing middle’ housing program
Denver is preparing to launch a new project this summer designed to increase affordable housing units by creating more small-scale, multi-unit options across the city. The project, Unlocking Housing Choices (UHC), would allow — and in some cases incentivize — the construction of more “missing middle” housing types, like duplexes and small multi-unit developments in the…
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City Council OKs zoning reclassification of multiple properties
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The Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a legislative zoning reclassification of multiple properties in five Denver neighborhoods that make up the “near southeast area.” The reclassification has two primary goals, according to city officials. The first is to improve design standards in centers and corridors such as Colorado Boulevard, Evans Avenue and…
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Denver City Council to mull rezoning of multiple properties
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Denver City Council resumes business in the new year with its first regular Monday meeting at 3:30 p.m., followed by the general public comment session at 5 p.m. Two proclamations will be issued. The first recognizes January as Denver Blood Donor Month and the important work of blood and biotherapy nonprofit Vitalant. The second proclamation…
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Denver City Council approves Ball Arena rezoning, giving green light to development
The project’s biggest obstacle to exempt protections of mountain views for skyscrapers in exchange for affordable housing also passed.
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Denver City Council to consider $12 million increase for rental assistance program
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council plans to add roughly $12 million to its rental assistance program through contract expansions with various partners. There are also expansions to contracts with The Second Chance Center and a $4 million purchase order for radiological detection equipment. The trio of…
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Denver council approves rezoning, paves way for affordable housing in Cherry Creek East
The Denver City Council on Monday approved on a 9-3 vote a rezoning proposal that proponents said would pave the way for affordable housing in Cherry Creek East. The two affected properties are near Gates Tennis Center at 3400 E. Bayaud Ave. and 121 S. Madison St., both owned by Travis McAfoos. The approvals came…
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Preliminary plans are ‘putting the creek back in Cherry Creek’
Denver developers East West Partners on Wednesday laid out preliminary development plans for Cherry Creek West, a 12.5-acre mixed used development west of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. “We’re putting the creek back in Cherry Creek,” Managing Partner Amy Cara told the 200-plus attendees of the development’s first public meeting via Zoom. “There’s not a…
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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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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…