Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 5-1-2023
Requesting Agency: Community Planning and Development
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Brad Johnson
Email Address: Brad.Johnson2@denvergov.org
Phone Number:
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending the Denver Zoning Code, establishing an Outdoor Gathering Area use.
Approves a Denver Zoning Code text amendment related to Outdoor Gathering Areas. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-2-2023.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
This proposed text amendment to the Denver Zoning Code would modify how Outdoor Gathering Areas (accessory patios) are regulated and permitted. Generally, the text amendment seeks to create patio opportunities for a wider range of business types, streamline the review process, introduce additional design flexibility, provide for administrative adjustments for applications that meet specified criteria and enable rules and regulations (design guidelines) for Outdoor Gathering Area applications that request certain types of regulatory relief.
A markup version of the proposed text amendment and a strategy report summarizing the proposed text amendment are available on the Outdoor Places project web page at <https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Community-Planning-and-Development/Denver-Zoning-Code/Text-Amendments/Outdoor-Places-Program/Help-Create-the-Outdoor-Places-Program>
Address/Location (if applicable):
Legal Description (if applicable):
Denver Revised Municipal Code (D.R.M.C.) Citation (if applicable):
Draft Bill Attached?