A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2154 South Lafayette Street in University. Approves a map amendment to rezone property from U-SU-C to U-SU-C1 (allows for an accessory dwelling unit), located at 2154 South Lafayette Street in Council District 6. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-1-22.
I. Madam Secretary, closed the voting and announced results. 1313 Ies Council Bill 20 2-2 49 has passed. Thank you to the members of the public on that one. We're going to our last hearing this evening. Councilmember Flynn, will you please put council bill 22, dash 250 on the floor for final passage? Yes, Madam President. Yes, Madam President. I move the council bill 22 dash to 50, be placed upon final consideration and do pass. Thank you. It's been moved and seconded. The required public hearing for Council Bill 22, Dash 250 is open. May we please tell the staff report? Yeah. Thank you. My name is Libby Adams with Community Planning and Development. And I'll be presenting the MAP Amendment at 2154 South Lafayette Street. And I will warn you, this will be a bit repetitive from the first reasoning that we heard tonight. So this is located in Council District six in the university neighborhood, and the applicant is requesting to rezone from Urban Single Unit C to Urban Single Unit C one to allow for an accessory dwelling unit. As stated previously, the property is currently zoned UCC, which allows the Urban House primary building form on a minimum zone size of 5500 square feet. The current land use single unit residential, you can see there's more commercial retail uses along Evans and then the Safe Way, which is directly to the west of this site. This slide shows the existing building form and scale with the subject property on the upper right hand side. A postcard. Neighbors are notifying neighboring property owners within 200 feet of the site was sent out on December 2nd and then on February 16th. Planning board unanimously recommended approval of the rezoning. And then to date, staffers received two public comments one email and one phone call, both in opposition to the request, citing concerns with increased density and then as well as rental properties in the area. And then the applicant also, along with their application, submitted support from three neighboring property owners. The Denver zoning code has five review criteria that must be met in order for a rezoning to be approved. The first criterion is consistency with adopted plans. The proposed rezoning meets several of the strategies and comprehensive plan 2040. It will create a greater mix of housing options in the university neighborhood and promote infill development where those already infrastructure and services. And they're moving to Blueprint Denver. The future neighborhood context is urban. And then Blue Blueprint identifies the future place type as low residential. These are mostly single unit and two unit uses and adus are appropriate. And then South Lafayette Street is a local street which are mostly characterized by residential uses. Then the growth area strategy is all other areas of the city. This is where we anticipate to see 10% of new jobs and 20% of new housing by 2040, consistent with the request to allow a slight increase in the housing density on the site. And then lastly, blueprint includes specific policy guidance, land use and built form housing policy for discusses diversifying housing choice through the expansion of Adus throughout all of Denver's residential neighborhoods. Staff also finds the rezoning meets the next two criteria and that it will result in uniformity of district regulations and it will further the public health, safety and welfare by implementing adopted citywide plans and providing a new housing unit that has easy access to healthy, healthy food options with the Safeway close by and educational opportunities. Since Daegu is located very close as well. There's also a justifying circumstance for this rezoning and that the guidance for blueprint and Blueprint Denver, calling for use in all of our residential neighborhoods, warrants a change in zoning. And then lastly, the zone. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the urban neighborhood context, the residential districts and the specific intent of the U.S. one zone district. So finding all five criteria have been met. Staff recommends approval of the proposed rezoning. And that concludes my presentation. All right. Thank you, Libby, for the presentation. We have one individual signed up to speak this evening. Jesse Paris. Yes. Good evening, members of Council. Ah. Yes. Yes. My name is Cecil disappearance. And I'm represented for Black Star for self defense positive. That encompasses positive change as far as the Unity Party apart is the Residence Council. For a long time. Blood moves and I'll be the next remembered for a group. Day is walking in the streets of the city and. Has clearly got this. I don't know if you can go on and say, well, this was on. It's my people. All right. Thank you. That concludes our speakers questions from members of Council on Council Bill 22, Dash 250. Council Member Flynn. Thank you, Madam President. Libby a similar question to the other of the first hearing tonight, the structure that's on the back of that property. I wasn't able to visit it myself, but I saw on on Google. Photo view. I hate to call it satellite view. It's not a satellite, but it looks like there's a. What looks like a residential portion on the front of the garage. I'm just curious, is that already an ad to you that's non-conforming or is that strictly just a garage at this point? Not to my knowledge, but I believe the applicant is on the line for Jennings if he's able to comment on that. Thank you. Is the applicant available? Yes. Or get them moved over. Thank you. I let me know if you can hear me. Ty. I don't know if you heard the question. I'm just wondering. I only saw the aerial view, but it looked like there was possibly a living space already at the E at the west end of that garage. Is that already an aid to you or are you going to rebuild and and just construct a brand new way ? Do you. So the previous owner had built a greenhouse. It looks it looks like a residence, but it's just like a greenhouse attached to the garage. Thank you. That's the idea. And our original intention was just to be able to do something with the garage and do on top of it. Excellent. Thank you so much. I appreciate your being here. Yeah. All right. Thank you. And thank you, Councilmember Flynn. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 22, Dash 250. Council Member Cashman. Yeah. Thank you very much, Madam President. I think Libby probably could have saved us about 8 minutes by just pointing at Fran and saying what she said. This does, I believe, meet all the criteria for the rezoning requested and I'll be in support, urge my colleagues to do the same. Thank you, Councilmember Cashman. And I agree it has met all of the criteria and we'll be supporting it this evening as well. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 22, Dash 250, please. Cashman. Hi, Kenny Ortega. Sandoval. I. Sawyer. I. Torres. I. Black. I see the i. Clark. Right. Flynn. I. Herndon, i. Okay. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. 13 Eyes.