Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 4-11-2022
Requesting Agency: Community Planning & Development
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Analiese Hock
Email Address: analiese.hock@denvergov.org
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Item Title & Description:
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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.
Approves a Denver Zoning Code text amendment to implement the recommendations of the Expanding Housing Affordability project to encourage provision of additional affordable housing beyond mandatory requirements, transition multiple existing incentive systems in various overlays, encourage on-site compliance with affordable housing requirements through other incentives, and correct minor errors and omissions from other recently adopted zoning code text amendments. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 4-26-22.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
This proposed text amendment to the Denver Zoning Code will implement the recommendations of the Expanding Housing Affordability project. These regulatory changes are paired with a Denver Revised Municipal Code amendment and official map amendment for the 38th and Blake station area (under separate ordinance requests). The text amendment proposes revisions to Denver Zoning Code Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 that are intended to:
• Encourage provision of additional affordable housing beyond mandatory requirements by allowing flexibility in height in specific Mixed Use Commercial and Multi Unit zone districts that allow 3 stories or more.
• Transition multiple existing incentive systems that apply in various overlays and Downtown zone districts, including establishing a new Industrial Mixed Use 12-story (I-MX-12) zone district.
• Encourage on-site compliance with affordable housing requirements through other incentives such as parking reductions or exemptions.
• Correct minor errors and omissions from other recently adopted zoning code text amendments including clarifying the rules of measurement for private open space in the Downtown Golden Triangle (D-GT) district, correcting Accessory Dwelling Unit use allowances in the Urban Edge Single Unit B1 (E-SU-B1) zone district, and making other minor substantive and clerical revisions as part of regular code maintenance and upkeep.
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