A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 3435 North Albion Street in Northeast Park Hill. Approves a map amendment to rezone property from PUD 539 to E-MX-2x (planned development to urban edge, mixed-use), located at 3435 North Albion Street in Council District 8. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 2-1-22.
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If you've signed up to answer questions, only state your name and note that you're available for questions of council speakers. We'll have 3 minutes. There's no yielding of time. If translation is needed, you'll be given an additional 3 minutes for your comments to be interpreted. Speakers must stay on the topic of the hearing. Must direct their comments to council members. Please refrain from profane or obscene speech. Direct your comments to council as a whole and please refrain from individual or personal attacks. Councilmember Black, will you please put Council Bill 20 1-1528 on the floor for passage? I move that council bill one 5 to 8 be placed upon final consideration and do pass. It has been moved and seconded the required public hearing for Council Bill 20 1-152. It is open. May we have the staff report? Great. Thank you, Councilwoman Torres. Good evening. Members of Council Jason Morrison, senior city planner with Community Planning and Development ten. I'll be presenting the proposed resource rezoning at 3435 North Albion Street, where the request is from an old code PD 530 92mx2x. The proposed rezoning is located in Council District eight, which is Councilman Herndon's district. It's in the Northeast Park Park Hill neighborhood. The proposed rezoning is intended to facilitate redevelopment of the site and the preservation of existing 133 year old Victorian single unit structure on the property. Under a separate landmark designation application, the structure is in the process of being designated as a contributing historic structure. The property owner is requesting the rezoning to provide additional residential units for the neighborhood while also preserving this important piece of Northeast Park Hill, the proposed zone district BMX tracks, which is urban edge neighborhood mixed use up to two stories. Minimum maximum height is intended to provide safe, active and history and scale diverse areas in established residential neighborhoods. It allows for a mix of uses in a variety of building forms, including townhouse general and shopfront primary building forms. And the X indicates that allowed uses in building forms are more limited and TMX to zoned district. For example, drive thru services and drive to restaurants are not allowed in this proposed zone district. The current zoning of the subject site is 5539, which is a custom zoned district out of the former Chapter 59 zoning code. The PUD allows for the expansion of a restaurant use on the subject property. Maximum building heights within the PWD are two stories or 38 feet. Surrounding zoning an area includes a mix of commercial, multi-unit and single unit zoned districts. The existing land use on the site is a mixed use, surrounded by mostly multi-unit, commercial, single unit and open space. This slide shows the existing context surrounding the subject site with the proposed rezoning on the top left. The Matthew Moon application was unanimously recommended for approval by planning, board and before by committee. All public notice requirements have been met since the staff report was published. We have received one letter of support from Northeast Park, Parkhill, R.A. As you know, there are five review criteria when analyzing the appropriateness of a request. The first criterion is consistency with adopted plans. There are three applicable plans to this rezoning that's current plan 2040 Blueprint, Denver and the Parkfield Neighborhood Plan. This rezoning is consistent with several of the strategies and comprehensive plan and they are detailed in the staff report. When looking at blueprint, the future neighborhood context is urban edge. Within this context, small multi-unit, residential and commercial areas are embedded in one and two unit residential areas. Therefore, staff finds that the proposed rezoning is appropriate and consistent with the urban edge. Neighborhood Context Plan direction. Blueprint further identifies the future place as areas low medium residential, which typically provides a mix of low to mid scale multi-unit options where limited mixed use can be found along collector streets. Buildings are generally up to three stories or less and high. 35th Avenue is a collector street, and the maximum building height of the BMX two zone district is appropriate and consistent with this plan guidance. The subject property is located within the all other areas of the city growth area. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the growth strategy that is mapped in this area. Blueprint also has policy language around resuming properties out of the former. Chapter 59 Zoning Code and out of custom zoning such as the sites plan specific condition on the subject property today. Therefore, staff find that this proposed rezoning is consistent with Blueprint Denver when looking at the Parkfield Neighborhood Plan. Parkfield Neighborhood Plan was adopted by Denver City Council in 2000 and applies to the subject site. Staff finds that the proposed annex to Access Zone District helps maintain and enhance the small scale neighborhood character as cited in the Park Hill Neighborhood Plan. The scale of any future redevelopment provide an important transition between the prevailing neighborhood pattern of single and two units at the East and the higher density activity along Colorado Boulevard to the West. Staff also finds that the requested zoning 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 its implementation of adopted plans and through improved design standards. Additionally, the proposed Zone District will help facilitate housing density near a mix of uses and transit amenities such as Car Boulevard and the 40th and called Colorado Rail Station . This rezoning would bring this property from former Chapter 59 zoning into the Denver zoning code, and such a change is listed in the zoning code as an appropriate, justifying circumstance. Lastly, staff finds that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the zone district purpose and intent of the to exist on district. And based on the review criteria, staff recommends approval of the application and I'm available for any questions. Thank you. Sorry. I'm following a script. It's not as easy as it sounds. We have two individuals signed up to speak this evening. Jesse Paris. Is our first and he is joining us online. Jesse, I see you're in the panel, if you can unmute. Be heard. Yes, go ahead. My name is Jessica Sampras and I'm representing for Blackstone Movement for Self Defense, Positive Action for Social Change, as well as the United Party of Colorado, the council in Front, Black Nose. And I will be the next mayor of Denver in 2023 and I file today. I am in favor of this zoning sometimes. I just had a few questions. What is going to be here? It was it was presently a restaurant, a band, a restaurant. What is exactly going to be here? Is it going to be condominiums? Is it going to be mixed use? Have mixed mixed use developments, housing as well as commercial? If it's going to be housing, what is the army level going to be for housing? And has there been a parking study done? And this is directly adjacent to the across the street from the Parkville Golf Course. And we know all the upheaval that we had last year because the golf course with the easement. So if someone could please answer my questions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is Michael Flowers. Hi. My name is Michael Flowers. I'm here representing Historic Denver, which is located at 1420 North Logan Street in Capitol Hill. I'm the director of Preservation Action at that organization. We are 51123 nonprofit dedicated to ensuring Denver's unique identity, cultural landmarks and historic places are thoughtfully maintained, actively used and relevant for all generations. Last year, our organization turned 50, and to celebrate, we asked the Denver community to help us identify the next 50 places that we should develop a preservation action report. The 1889 Robinson House in Park Hill, which sits on this lot, was nominated by the community and one of the 50 chosen. This brought our full attention to the home, which was actually threatened with demolition at the time. We worked closely with current owner Steve Davis, who bought the house and saved it from that threat is also in the process of landmarking. The House landmark designation, which was initiated in tandem with this rezoning effort, will come before the Council in the next couple of weeks. Not only does he plan to rehabilitate the Storch House, but he's also plans to build additional housing units on the north side of the lot. This rezoning TMX to X will help with that effort. Historic Denver fully supports this rezoning proposal. This is a perfect example of how historic preservation and new development can work together when a park to US oldest homes is being saved and new housing units are being planned as part of the same project. I consider this project a win win, and I hope you all do to. Thank you. That concludes our speakers questions for members of Council and Council. Bill 20 1-1528. Councilwoman Sawyer thinks that I'm President Pro-Tem just curious about the transition rate. So if the earmarks to X will allow for certain building farms, I'm glad that they chose the ex so that there's no drive thrus or businesses, but there are potential small businesses that could be built there with this zoning. So just curious about kind of how that transition would work between, you know, a historic home that is super exciting, that this is one of the 50 projects that have been identified by historic Denver, but just want to make sure that there's a thoughtful transition there to the neighborhood. So a little bit curious kind of what that looks like. Sure. Great question. So with this particular zoned district, that transition really comes with kind of that maximum height. So that two story so surrounding zoning in that area is already indexed to X. So this is kind of nestled within that. But when you look along Carter Boulevard, you see higher intensity use as you see higher intensity in terms of building height as well. And so this will kind of taper down as you go east to that one into two unit housing. So it's kind of just a gradual transition from west to east. Okay, great. Thank you. Thanks for the present. Thank you, Councilmember Flynn. Thank you. Madam President, pro tem Jason, the. The request to district seems really appropriate because the rest of the block is is the same. But when I look at the lot itself and the location of the building, which is proposed for preservation, I'm wondering what building forms can actually fit on the north side if they do the lot split. And I saw on the staff report that there was some mention of, you know, the lot splitting isn't a guarantee because there had to be consideration of the proper setbacks, etc.. What what is envisioned to be able to build on that north side of the property if it is split off? What? How many units could be built there? Any. Do we have any idea? Sure. Great question. So I'm certainly not an architect, but from the conversation I've heard and we'll back up for a minute. So the the proposals are the allowed building forms are townhouse shopfront in general. And I'm sorry to interrupt, but there are townhouses just to the east of it. Correct. But they are larger than would fit on. On a split lot here. Yeah. Correct. So it's my understanding the owner is proposing anywhere from 3 to 5, so there's not a high number at all. I do know that they are on the call tonight, if you'd like to ask them. But that's my understanding, based on conversations that I've heard. So. Looking anywhere from 3 to 5 like townhouse now. Okay. Thank you. Kara, can I ask you a question? Karen from the Landmark Office. Can you tell us at what stage is the process in the application for landmarking or designating this Robinson House as a landmark? It went to Rudy. Last week, is going to Meer. Council tomorrow and will be for before you guys on April 18th, I believe it was unanimously. Recommended by the LPC. Mm hmm. Okay. Did did the staff look at all. At the impact of whatever the proposed boundaries are? And I haven't seen the file on it yet, so I'm I'm not prejudging it at all. But did you consider the impact of where that large split would occur and the intrusion on the integrity of the Robinson House itself? We did we had some pretty lengthy conversations with myself and Michael Flowers and. Steve Davis as we. Talked about, like what could allow for density to be built on the site while also preserving the historic structure. So the boundary for the landmark is intentionally designed to give it. About 5 to 8. Feet of. Distance before you would get to any sort. Of like I'm sorry to say that again. There's about 5 to 8 feet from the edge of the building. That's part of the landmark boundary. So. That Steve can build. Without. Having part of it. Just going through landmark. Design review so that there's a little bit of a buffer between the new construction and the old construction. Without having to go through landmark design review for five feet of a building or five feet of a garage. We don't we. Don't we try not to get into that position. So 5 to 8 feet on the north side. Yes. And then obviously, the whatever is built on that north split lot would have its own rear setback that it would have to. So you'd have. Okay. Thank you. I'm just trying to visualize the impact on that building. So I know the goal is to preserve that building. Thank you. I thank you, Madam President, for them. Thank you. No more council members in the queue. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 21, dash 1528. Councilmember Herndon I'm present as this is in district eight very familiar of walk the site. I went to that restaurant when it was open however long ago it was. I think the criteria has been clear and met and I will be supporting this and I ask my colleagues to do the same. Thank you. Thank you. No other members in queue. Madam Secretary, roll call unaccountable 20 1-1528. Herndon, i. Cashman. Ortega. Sawyer I. Black. I. See tobacco. Clark, I. Flynn, I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, closed the voting and announced the results tonight. Tonight is Council Bill 21. Just one 5 to 8 has passed. Councilmember Black. Will you please put Council Bill 20 2-0147 on the floor for passage. Final passage.