City and County of Denver - File #: 18-0886

• File #: 18-0886
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/6/2018
• In control: Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• On agenda: 10/8/2018
• Title: A bill for an ordinance relating to the Denver Zoning Code, to improve clarity and usability. Approves a text amendment to the Denver Zoning Code to clarify what constitutes a "sign" for purposes of zoning regulation and correct a code drafting error that may cause confusion regarding permitted setback encroachments for one-story porches and similar features. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-21-18.
• Indexes: Zach Rothmier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/9/2018	1	Council President	signed
10/9/2018	1	Mayor	signed
10/8/2018	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
9/10/2018	1	City Council	ordered published with a future required public hearing
8/21/2018	1	Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee	approved for filing	Pass

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

Date Submitted: 8-7-18

Requesting Agency: Community Planning and Development
Division:

Subject Matter Expert:

Name: Matthew Seubert
Email: matthew.seubert@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).

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 relating to the Denver Zoning Code, to improve clarity and usability.
Approves a text amendment to the Denver Zoning Code to clarify what constitutes a "sign" for purposes of zoning regulation and correct a code drafting error that may cause confusion regarding permitted setback encroachments for one-story porches and similar features. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-21-18.
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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 Text Amendment provides two distinct clarifications/corrections to the Denver Zoning Code.
A. Colors as Signs Definition Clarification: Signs typically have words, figures, designs, symbols, and other attributes that advertise. Currently the definition of a "Sign" refers to "colors" as being one way to convey an advertising message. While colors may be part of such designs, the zoning cod...