A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2841 North Kearney Street in North Park Hill. Approves a map amendment to rezone property from E-SU-Dx to E-SU-D1x (allows for an accessory dwelling unit), located at 2841 North Kearney Street in Council District 8. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 2-15-22.
I. Madam Secretary, closed the voting and announced results. 13 Eyes. 13 Eyes Council Bill 20 2-168 has passed. Moving along. Councilmember Sandoval, will you please put council bill 22, dash 169 on the floor for final passage. I move that council bill? 169 be placed upon final consideration and do pass. Thank you. And we've got it moved and seconded the required public hearing on Council Bill 20 2-169 is open and we have Fran with us again for the staff report. Afternoon slump in the Philippines city planner with planning services. And today, I'm going to present an overview of the MAP Amendment for 2841 North Kearny Street. The subject property is located in District eight, represented by Councilman Christopher Herndon. In the North Hill neighborhood. The request is to rezone to a district that will allow for an AEW while all other forms a new standard would remain the same. This property is currently in the urban single unit de Aix en district, which is which in this location would only allow for a suburban house and an urban house . Building forms a minimum sample size of 6000 square feet. And as you can see on the map, the properties around it to the north, east and south. Other properties that are also shown is the X well to the west. We can see there is a whole block of grade 2.5. The current land use of the site is single unit residential and it is mostly surrounded by other single unit uses, but it has some multi-unit uses to the west. You can see here the land use map. There is also a school have a way half a block to a north. In this slide, we can see that the subject property is on the image on the bottom. Right. And it gives us an idea of the residential character of the neighborhood. Now speaking to a process. Information on notice of the application was sent on December nine, 2021, and this item was recommended for approval on Consent Agenda Planning Board on February 2nd, 2022. To date has not received any letters of support or opposition from the public or from any of the originals. Now moving on to the rezoning criteria, Denver's zoning code has five review criteria, which I will go over. The first criterion is consistency with adopted plans. There are three plans applicable to his rezoning. We have comprehensive plan 2040 Blueprint, Denver and the Park Hill Neighborhood Plan. The first gratuitous consistency of the rezoning is consistent with several of the strategies and comprehensive plan 2040. And my amendment will promote equity by creating a greater mix of housing options in every neighborhood, and it will lead to an environmentally resilient Denver by promoting infill development where infrastructure and services already in place. Now Blue in Denver says that this subject properties mapped as part of the urban edge neighborhood context. And if you do place this map designates the subject property as law residential place type place types have predominantly single and unit uses and accessory dwelling units are appropriate. Kearny Street is designated as a local street. The growth area in Denver is all other areas of the city. And this area anticipated to see a 10% employment growth and a 20% housing growth by 2040. Blueprint also includes a policy recommendations. Housing policy number four focuses on diversifying housing choice, the expansion of accessory dwelling units throughout all residential areas. The third plan that is applicable to his property is the Park Hill Neighborhood Plan that was adopted in 2000. The plan is silent on residential rezoning specifically. However, the proposed rezoning is consistent with the land use zoning rule and the land use and signing action. Recommendation number three stated in pages 32 and 33 of the plan. The proposed you would maintain the existing integrity of North Hill and increase the mix of housing options in the neighborhood , which is comprised of single unit, two unit and multi-unit dwellings, thereby consistent with the small area plan. Stuff also finds that the requested signing meets the next two criteria. The rezoning will result in uniformity of district regulations and will further the public health, safety and welfare primarily through implementation of adopted plans. The justified circumstance for this rezoning is clear. Since the approval of the existing ESU Dixon District, the city has adopted a comprehensive plan 2040 and Blueprint Denver. I stated throughout this presentation the proposed rezoning to ESU de one X meets the intent of both of these plans. Lastly, the proposed zoning is consistent with the urban edge neighborhood context residential district and the ESU. D1 takes on district purpose and intent. With that stuff. Requirements, approval based on finding or review material has been met. Thank you, Fran, for this great staff report. We've got one individual signed up to speak this evening, Jesse Paris. And Jesse, I've seen you in the queue. Oh, there you go. Are you unmuted? Go ahead, please. Yeah. My name is Justin with Sam Harris, and I represent for Blackstone a movement for self defense, positive action for social change, as well as the Unity Party of Colorado, the East Denver Residents Council on Black News. And I'll be the next mayor of Denver in 2023 and I reside in councilman Herndon's district of dissipates. I'm in favor of this rezoning tonight's a support to use. I would love to see any use in every single district in the city, all 11 of them. And this one I support as well. So please pass this. I'm pretty sure my councilman would agree this is a no brainer. It meets all five of the criteria of this just to see what adopted plans, uniformity of district regulations for this. Public health, safety and wellness just needs justifying circumstances just to see where neighborhood context zone district purpose in its sense. So please pass this to my. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes our speakers for this hearing. Questions from members of Council on Council Bill 22, DASH 169. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 22. Dash 169. Councilmember Herndon. Hey, Madam President, I do I do agree with Jesse that the criteria has been clearly met, and I look forward to voting yes. And I hope my colleagues do the same. Thank you. Thank you. And do agree with that assessment as well. I'll be happy to support this rezoning this evening. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 22, DASH 169, please. Herndon. All right. Hines Excuse me. Cashman. Can each. Ortega. Sandoval. I. Sawyer. I. Torres, I. Black. I. See tobacco. I. Clark. All right. Flynn. All right. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. 13 Eyes. 13 Eyes Council Bill 20 2-169 has passed. Moving on. Councilmember Sandoval, will you please put Council Bill 22, dash three, four, four on the floor for final passage?