City and County of Denver - File #: 17-0726

• File #: 17-0726
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/20/2017
• In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
• On agenda: 7/10/2017
• Final action: 7/17/2017
• Title: A bill for an ordinance establishing a temporary voluntary disclosure and compliance plan process for existing buildings that have undergone unpermitted work, and temporarily amending Section 142.2 of the administrative section of the Denver Building and Fire Code to allow occupancy of certain existing buildings prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy through a conditional certificate of occupancy. Amends Chapter 10 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to allow occupancy of certain existing buildings through a conditional certificate of occupancy. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 6-28-17.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/19/2017	1	Mayor	signed
7/17/2017	1		placed upon final consideration and do pass
7/17/2017	1	City Council	amended	Pass
7/17/2017	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass as amended	Pass
7/17/2017	1	Council President	signed
7/10/2017	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
7/10/2017	1	City Council	ordered published	Pass
6/28/2017	1	Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee	approved for filing	Pass

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 06-20-17

Requesting Agency: Community Planning and Development
Division:

* Name: Jill Jennings Golich
* Phone: 720-865-2909
* Email: jill.jenningsgolich@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
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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).

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A bill for an ordinance establishing a temporary voluntary disclosure and compliance plan process for existing buildings that have undergone unpermitted work, and temporarily amending Section 142.2 of the administrative section of the Denver Building and Fire Code to allow occupancy of certain existing buildings prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy through a conditional certificate of occupancy.
Amends Chapter 10 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to allow occupancy of certain existing buildings through a conditional certificate of occupancy. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 6-28-17.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
In an effort to improve safety for all people citywide, Community Planning and Development and the Denver Fire Department are proposing a Safe Occupancy Program that allows for owners and occupants of unpermitted spaces to come forward within a two-year window. Those that come forward voluntarily may submit a compliance plan and receive a conditional certificate of occupancy to allow occupants to legally remain in place if there are no immediate life-safety hazar...