“Late last month, in a series of zoning code changes that prompted praise from dozens of local nonprofits and businesses, the Denver City Council substantially reduced minimum parking requirements for new housing developments. The changes come as Colorado’s largest metropolitan region experiences breakneck growth that has inflicted serious strain on local housing markets. In … [Read more…]
“Most zoning code changes are esoteric, relatively minor, and don’t elicit much public interest. Just the phrase “zoning code changes” is probably making your eyelids heavy. But this year was a little different. In late June, Denver City Council approved a major change to the city’s affordable housing zoning code by reducing the minimum … [Read more…]
“Neighborhood Zoning Inspectors can only enforce inoperable vehicles parked on private property, we cannot enforce any activity on the street. The only ordinance I am aware of that this car is violating is parking in excess of 72 hours on the street (ordinance below), and parking enforcement is with the ROWE Public Works Department. … [Read more…]
“The RTD Board of Directors has approved a new “equitable” transit-oriented development (TOD) policy that the agency said “gives staff needed flexibility” when developers propose projects on surface parking lots, such as those adjacent to the station at Central Park or at County Line. Developers are no longer required to replace parking spots on … [Read more…]
“The Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors approved the new equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) policy to help encourage development of affordable housing on district-owned properties adjacent to transit stations across the Denver metro region. The focus on transit-oriented development isn’t new to RTD. The FasTracks Strategic Plan for TOD in 2008, updated … [Read more…]
“When news broke in July that homeless service providers viewed the Denver Coliseum as the ideal location for the city’s first temporary safe camping site, some residents of the nearby Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods objected. For far too long, they argued, the city had used that part of town as a dumping ground for … [Read more…]
“Developers say they have secured enough parking spaces to proceed with a Five Points project that would provide homes within reach of Denverites who earn less than 30 percent of the area median income. “Hallelujah,” said Eddie Woolfolk, who has been pursuing her Charity’s House Apartments project for years. Woolfolk had been looking for … [Read more…]
“” read the entire article August 12, 2020. Zoning Board of Adjustment Recent Decisions. Case 32-20 is not on the record. Denver Permitting Site Development Plan Map Facebook posting from Marcus Weaver in the We Are Far Northeast Denver group on August 12, 2020 about 6AM
“2952 N Downing Street, Denver, CO 80205 Listing ID: 9927806 Date Created: 11/9/2017 Last Updated: 8/3/2020 Zoning: C-MS-5 General Purpose: The Main Street Zoning districts are intended to enhance the convenience, ease and enjoyment of transit, walking, shopping and public gathering along the city’s commercial streets. Specific Intent: C-MS-5 applies primarily to collector … [Read more…]
“Plans to build 36 apartments in Five Points for some of Denver’s poorest residents have been stalled because of parking. Eddie Woolfolk, who runs a community development nonprofit headquartered next door to her Agape Christian Church in Five Points, has dreamed for years of building deeply affordable housing on land she owns nearby. It’s … [Read more…]