Proposed Changes To Zoning Code
A draft of a series of proposed text amendments to the zoning code is now available for public review and comment; view it by visiting http://www.denvergov.org/cpd/CommunityPlanningandDevelopment/Zoning/TextAmendments/tabid/438089/Default.aspx or clicking here.
The proposed amendments are:
The proposed amendments are:
- Pending Denver Zoning Code text amendment #15: Revisions in all zone districts to accommodate rights under Colorado Amendment 64 for residents to grow a limited number of marijuana plants for recreational (non-medical) personal use.
Adoption Schedule:
December 16, 2013: City Council public hearing
Read the proposed text amendment (PDF) - Amendment to Denver Revised Municipal Code, Section 59-2: Revisions to assure continuance of zoning protections when Denver-Zoning-Code-zoned residential properties (e.g., U-SU-C) are located next to Former-Chapter-59-zoned properties that allow greater mix of uses and intensities (e.g., R-MU-20 with waivers).
Adoption Schedule:
December 3, 2013: Consideration by Denver City Council’s Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
December 9, 2013: City Council first reading
January 6, 2014: City Council public hearing
Read the proposed ordinance amendment (PDF) -
Text Amendment Package 2013
A draft of a series of proposed text amendments to the zoning codePublic Review Draft*, November 18, 2013
Summary (PDF)Full Redline Packet (PDF)
Redline Packet by Group:
Group 1 (PDF): Design Standards (Articles 3-9 except uses and parking)
Group 2 (PDF): General Design Standards (Article 10)
Group 3 (PDF): Rules of Measurement and Definitions (Article 13)
Group 4 (PDF): Uses (Articles 3-9 Uses & Parking Tables and Article 11 Use Limitations and Definitions)
Group 5 (PDF): Parking (Articles 3-9, Parking amounts only)
Group 6 (PDF): Procedures (Article 12)
Group 7 (PDF): General Provisions – Zone Lots (Article 1)
*Blue = text that has been moved. Red = text that has been changed.
To learn more about the proposed amendments, please attend one of several public meetings listed below. You may also ask questions and submit comments via email at planningservices@denvergov.org. The public comment period will close on Monday, January 6, 2014. Share your feedback early and often!
· December 4 – Planning staff will present the amendments as an information item to the Denver Planning Board at 3 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.F.6.
· December 6 – Office hours with planning staff, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.J.1. No appointment necessary.
· December 10 – Planning staff will present the amendments as an information item to City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee. 10:30 a.m., City and County Building, room 391.
· December 12 – Office hours with planning staff, 1-4 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.I.4. No appointment necessary.
· December 18 – Office hours with planning staff, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.I.2. No appointment necessary.
Next Steps
Following the public comment period, any edits to the amendments package will be made and an adoption review draft will be released in mid-to-late January 2014. The draft will then be treated as a City Council ordinance, and the formal adoption process will begin, which will involve at least two public hearings. The adoption process is expected to take 2-3 months.
· December 4 – Planning staff will present the amendments as an information item to the Denver Planning Board at 3 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.F.6.
· December 6 – Office hours with planning staff, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.J.1. No appointment necessary.
· December 10 – Planning staff will present the amendments as an information item to City Council’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure committee. 10:30 a.m., City and County Building, room 391.
· December 12 – Office hours with planning staff, 1-4 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.I.4. No appointment necessary.
· December 18 – Office hours with planning staff, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wellington Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., room 4.I.2. No appointment necessary.
Next Steps
Following the public comment period, any edits to the amendments package will be made and an adoption review draft will be released in mid-to-late January 2014. The draft will then be treated as a City Council ordinance, and the formal adoption process will begin, which will involve at least two public hearings. The adoption process is expected to take 2-3 months.
