Proposed Rezoning

1. Pre-Application Presentation
Proposed Rezoning of
City-Owned Properties in Villa Park
Meade, Newton, and Stuart Street
Properties
OS-A to E-TU-C and OS-A to E-SU-
D1x

2. Villa Park Neighborhood

3. Location
• Six vacant parcels
• Located to the south of Lakewood Gulch
• Separated from the Gulch by rights-of-way
• Lakewood Gulch designated as park land by City
Council in 2015: 56 acres
Lakewood Gulch Designated
Park

4. Stuart Street Property Request
• Property:
– One vacant parcel
– 10,298 sq ft
– Owned by the City of
Denver
• Councilman Lopez:
– Requesting rezoning
to correct zoning
error and return to
residential zoning
– Rezone from OS-A to
E-TU-C (adjacent)
C-MX-
8
C-MX-
5
Reminder: Approval of a rezoning is not approval of a proposed specific development

5. Meade/Newton Street
Property Request
• Property:
– Five vacant parcels
– 27,206 sq ft
combined
– Owned by the City of
Denver
• Councilman Lopez:
– Requesting rezoning
to correct zoning
error and return to
residential zoning
– Rezone from OS-A to
E-SU-D1x (adjacent)
C-MX-
8
C-MX-
5
Reminder: Approval of a rezoning is not approval of a proposed specific development

6. Request: E-SU-D1x and E-TU-C
E-SU-D1x
Urban Edge Neighborhood Context – Single Unit –
6,000 Sq Ft Min Lot Size and Accessory Dwelling
Unit.
E-TU-C
Urban Edge Neighborhood Context – Two Unit –
5,500 Sq Ft Min Lot Size

7. Existing Context –
Former Chapter 59 Zoning
• R-2 Zoning prior to 2010 Citywide
rezoning
– Allowed single family, duplex, and multi-family,
but did not recognize neighborhood character
– Lakewood Gulch also zoned R-2

8. Existing Context –
Denver Zoning Code Zoning
• Multiple new context-specific zone districts
through Citywide rezoning
– Duplex and Single Family character
recognized
– OS-A zone district applied to Lakewood Gulch
– Subject properties included in OS-A in error

9. Existing Context –
Land Use
• Single-Unit and Duplex uses surrounding
• Subject properties current classified as Vacant
by Assessor

10. Existing Context –
Building Form/Scale

11. Process
• Planning Board
• Neighborhoods and Planning Committee
• City Council
• Public Outreach
– RNOs
• Villa Park Neighborhood Association
• Sloan’s Lake Citizen’s Group
• West Colfax Association of Neighbors
• Denver Neighborhood Association, Inc
• Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation
– Notification signs posted on property

12. Review Criteria
Denver Zoning Code Review Criteria
1. Consistency with Adopted Plans
2. Uniformity of District Regulations
3. Further Public Health, Safety and Welfare
4. Justifying Circumstances
5. Consistency with Neighborhood Context,
Zone District Purpose and Intent

13. Review Criteria:
Consistency with Adopted Plans
Blueprint Denver
(2002)
• Land Use Concepts:
– Urban Residential
• Higher density
residential
– Park
• Natural open spaces
and recreation
• Area of Stability:
– Character preservation
and revitalization
– Incremental change is
expected
• Adjacent to Area of
Change

14. Review Criteria:
Consistency with Adopted Plans
Blueprint Denver (2002)
• Future Street Classification
– Meade, Newton, Stuart Streets
• Undesignated Local
– Appropriate for local and residential access

15. Review Criteria:
Consistency with Adopted Plans
Villa Park Neighborhood Plan (1991)
– Discourage higher density development that is
inconsistent with the desired character, scale, and
quality
– Improve neighborhood environmental conditions
– Provide uniform sidewalk, street, curb, and gutter
improvements
– Develop Lakewood Gulch as a neighborhood asset
• Lighting
• Prevent dumping

16. Review Criteria:
Consistency with Adopted Plans
West Colfax Neighborhood Plan (2006)
– Subject sites omitted from Land Use, but adjacent to
Urban Neighborhood Station Land Use
• Single family and multi-family with highest density near station
platforms
• 1-5 story buildings with porches, courtyards, stoops
– Catalyze reinvestment in
the neighborhood
– Enhance the relationship
between residential uses and
open spaces, and orient
development to the park

17. Next Steps
We are here
• Next Steps:
– Continuing community outreach
– Councilman Lopez to initiate rezoning application in
February
– Public approval process through the spring and
summer

18. Want more Information?
Scott Gilmore
Deputy Director
Parks and Recreation
720.913.0665
scott.Gilmore@denvergov.org
Ryan Winterberg-Lipp
Associate City Planner
Community Planning and
Development
720.865.2973
ryan.winterberg-lipp@denvergov.org
www.denvergov.org/rezoning
For the Rezoning Guide