A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 3901 Elati Street in Globeville. Approves an official map amendment to rezone property at 3901 Elati Street from I-A, UO-2 to C-MX-20 (industrial to commercial, mixed-use) in Council District 9. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-7-18.
Okay. Thanks. 11 a council bill. 944 has passed. Councilman Flynn, will you please? What council? Bill? 820 on the floor. Yes, Mr. President. I move that council bill 820 be placed upon final consideration and do pass. It has been moved. If I can get a second. It has been moved and seconded. The public hearing for Council Bill 820 is open. May we have a staff report? Thank you, Mr. President, and Council Scott Robinson with Community Planning and Development. This is a request to rezone 3901 L.A. Street from au0 to two C Amex 20 properties located in Council District nine in the Globeville neighborhood. It's at the northwest corner of 39th Avenue and L.A. Street in the 41st and Fox Station area properties about 30,000 square feet and is currently vacant and used for parking. The request is to rezone from au02, which is light industrial with the billboard use overlay to see Annex 20, which is urban center neighborhood context mixed use with a 20 story maximum height and that billboard use overlay would be removed. The applicant is requesting the rezoning to facilitate the redevelopment for the development of the property. The property is surrounded by that IAU oh two zoning. Although as you can see in the map, portions of the 41st and Fox stationary have already been zoned to mixed use. Some CM x 20 CMS 12 and S.R. x 12 are already in the area. As I mentioned, the property is currently vacant, but you can see the surrounding uses a mix of industrial multi unit, residential, single unit, residential, commercial office, a little bit of everything in the area. You can see the subject property in the top right photo. Just to the east of it is the Regency student housing across a lot of street in the photo just below it and then some of the other development around there in the other photos. This went to the planning board on July 18th, where it received the unanimous recommendation of approval. No one from the public spoke on the application sent to Luti on August 7th, and we have received no other public comment on this application. In order to approve a rezoning, the city must find that these five criteria have been met. The first criterion is consistency with adopted plans, and there are four plans that apply to this property. The first is Comprehensive Plan 2000. As described in the staff report, Steffes found the proposed rezoning consistent with these six strategies from Campaign 2000 as the relating to infill development and mixed use development near transit or transit oriented development, which is consistent with the proposed Annex 20 zoning in this area. Blueprint Denver from 2000 to as a concept land use for this property of transit oriented development, which calls for a mix of uses and mid to high density development. Again, what would be allowed with the proposed TMX 20? Zoning is also an area of change and both 39th Avenue and a lot of street are designated locals which are intended to provide access from properties or developments to larger streets half a block to the west as Fox Street, which is a mixed use arterial. And then a block south of 39th is the intersection with 38th Avenue, Park Avenue and the I-25 interchange. All major arterials serving this area. The third plan is the 41st and fox stationary a plan from 29. The land use map in that plan designates this for mixed use office slash residential 3 to 20 stories consistent with the next 20 proposed zoning calls for high intensity developments and it calls for. Allowing the tallest buildings around the sort of edge of the development along I-25, serving as a buffer from the highway and providing views to downtown. So this location is appropriate for that highest height designation of 20 stories. And the fourth plan is the global neighborhood plan from 2014. Mostly just reiterates the recommendations in this area from the 41st and Fox stationary plan, calling for transit oriented development around the area. So staff finds the first criterion met. The second criterion is uniformity of district regulations. The proposed rezoning would result in the uniform application of the sea annexed toe zone district. The third criterion is to further the public health, safety and general welfare of the city. Staff finds that the proposed rezoning would do so by implementing the city's adopted plans and facilitating the development of a currently vacant parcel. The fourth criterion is justifying circumstances that finds that the proposed rezoning is justified by the Globeville Neighborhood Plan, which has been adopted since this zoning was put in place. The zoning was put in place in 2010. The plan was adopted in 2014 and also justified by the recent investment in the area. There's been some new investment, commercial development in the area and then with the G line, which will hopefully open soon. A significant public investment in the area justifying the rezoning. And then the fifth criterion is consistency with neighborhood context, zone, district purpose and intent. The proposed rezoning would facilitate facilitate the development of the 41st and Fox stationary into an urban center, consistent with the plans as described earlier and consistent with the description of an urban center neighborhood in the zoning code. And then you see Annex 20 is specifically intended for areas or intersections served primarily by major arterial streets where a building scale of 3 to 20 storeys is desired. As I mentioned, the property is at the intersection of two local streets, but there is a an arterial a half block way connected by the local streets and then a further block south or a major arterials of 38th Avenue and Park Avenue and I-25. So the area is served by major arterials and consistent with the purpose and intent of the city. And next toe zone district staff finds all five criteria met and recommends approval. I'll be able to answer any questions. Thank you very much. We have three individuals signed up to speak this evening, so if you've signed up for this item, please come to the front bench. I'll call your name, step up to the podium and begin your remarks as time will start elapsing. First up, we have Isaiah Salazar. Good evening, council members. I'm here on behalf of the ownership group Fox reinvestments here to answer any questions. Could you say your name for the record? Isaiah Salazar. Thank you very much. Next up, we have Jesse Pearce. Jesse Paris. Black Star Action Movement. Self-defense. Denver Homicide. Lord, I had two questions. I wanted to know what was going to be the residential am I for this possible redevelopment? It's a very congested area. So what's going to happen with the parking over here? Yeah. So somewhat to answer those questions, I would greatly appreciate it. All right. Thank you very much. Next up, Chairman Sekou. Good evening. When he was chairman, Sekou found the organizer for the Black Star Action Movement for Self-defense. Representing poor, working, poor homeless students and senior citizens. We support this zoning change. Because of what is right for this to happen. In addition to the five criteria which. It obviously qualifies for. There is a piece in this that represents hope for the people that we represent. There's going to be a lot of job opportunities present and the possibility that instead of being historically ignored, we will be concerned. And we know that part of the caveat for all of this is pretty much after these only requests are approved. Most of the time it falls by the wayside. And there's no follow up about whether or not these things are going to be made so that all the citizens can participate. We kind of leave that over to the developers and then you vote. I am, I am. I excuse me and know the aspects will seriously impact poor people. And as we continue on doing these things. In Michigan when I land. So you have development driving these areas who have been historically in the Gulf neglected. And yet there's nothing in place to ensure that the human rights of the citizens of the city county in Denver are going to be. Adhered to and promoted. So the caveat becomes how do we continue doing what we're doing and then justify that in the name of established rules and regulations and laws? Well, we know laws aren't necessarily set up to protect the poor. The oppressed. The Exploited. Like slavery was like. But it wasn't necessarily a good thing for black people. So the struggle continues and we'll be monitoring the projects. We would like to hope and also be present at the table so that when these things are happening. I'm sorry, but your time is up. Thank you very much. That concludes our speakers. Are there questions for members of council? Councilwoman Ortega. I would like to ask the question about. Whether or not the owner of this property is being asked to participate in the next step study for this area. Mr. SALAZAR Can you come forward and the next step study was being done? It was, I think, partially financed by the Denver Post site, looking at that intersection of 38th Avenue, Fox 25 and Park Avenue. And Fox really is the only road into this site. And I have discouraged our folks from the planning department from trying to look at the road that goes over 44th Avenue into the Globeville neighborhood from being considered as one of the access points. Those neighborhoods are being inundated with traffic. And so they have asked the Denver Post Project to do this study that looks at the infrastructure improvements that are needed. And I believe that includes drainage because as you know, that 38th Avenue underpass floods. So have you all been asked to participate in that next step study in helping finance any of the costs of that? Or have you been alerted that whatever the improvements are going to be required, that somehow you all may be asked to participate in that? Yeah, we were involved in the presentation that CPD put on, I think at the end of the summer, informing us all the property owners, kind of what the next steps are happening and the next step studies and we'll be a part of that as well. Okay. And can you talk a little bit about what it is you're looking at doing with the site other than rezoning it? Currently, we have no immediate plans whatsoever to do any development on the site. We are kind of waiting around to see wait for the light rail station, open up, really wait for the neighborhood to develop a little bit more to kind of see what comes of the neighborhood and what our needs of the neighborhood. Myself, my family, we we own quite a bit of property in the neighborhood where the owners and developers of the Regency Student Housing and we've been very excited for the light rail station and been teased with that for many years. So as of now, we're really happy with the operation of the student housing and the car share program that we have kind of working on there with our shuttle service that we provide for the students and more. Want to see what kind of comes out of some of the other big properties. The Denver Post site, uh, another site where the power rental site was as well to kind of see what is needed with the neighborhood, what residents. Kind of see a need for before we kind of pull the gun and start developing anything right now, especially on that site. But you're looking at a mixed use development. And we see a version, a mixed use. And would you all potentially be the developers or would you sell it to a developer to build? No, our ownership group looks to develop it. Okay. Okay. Thank you. I have no further questions. Thank you. Councilwoman Ortega. See no other questions. The public hearing for Collinsville 8 to 0 is closed. Comments by members of Council. Councilman Brooks. Yeah. Looking at the criteria, this completely meets it. I'm glad that some of our family is involved with the conversations. Love to get your input on the. You know, some of the parking solutions that we're looking for. I mean, I know that's a quite an investment, but we're really concerned about mobility in this area. And so I would invite you to continue meeting with the community, meeting with CPD and meeting with our office as we start to look at mobility options for this area. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman Brooks. See no other comments, Madam Secretary, roll call Brooks. Espinosa. Flynn, I Gilmore. I heard. Did I? Carnage. Lopez. All right. Ortega. I assessment black eye. Mr. President. I am secretary. Please, because voting announced the results. 11 Eyes. 11 Eyes Council Bill 8 to 0 has passed. Councilman Flynn, will you put Council Bill 866 on the floor, please?