A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2600 South Sheridan Boulevard in Harvey Park. Rezones property located at 2600 South Sheridan Boulevard from PUD 579 to S-SU-D (planned development in the old zoning code to suburban, single-unit) in Council District 2. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 7-18-17.
All right. Secretary, please close voting and announce the results tonight. Tonight's counsel Bill 883 has passed. Congratulations. And now. Councilwoman Black, will you please put Council Bill 755 on the floor? I move that council bill 755 be placed upon final consideration and do pass. Has been moved and seconded. The public hearing for Councilor Bill 755 is open. May we have the staff report? Good evening. Members of Council Online spoke with community planning and development here to present the staff report for 2600 South Sheridan a rezoning proposal to reason from pre 579 to study. As you can see, the subject property is located in Council District two and more specifically, the Harvey Park neighborhood. The specific location of the parcel is off of South Sheridan Boulevard and West Vassar Drive and is outlined in the yellow dotted on the map illustrated. The specific request here today is to rezone the subject property, which is about 1.26 acres into a study to allow for the continued use of a daycare, as well as the sale of 15 feet of the property to the east side. In terms of the proposed zone district as it stands for the suburban neighborhood context, as you as single unit uses and is pertaining to the minimum zone lot size of 6000 square feet from the existing zoning. As noted before, this is a planned unit development and the Pudi specifies that it allows for R one uses which are former chapter 59 residential zone district as well as child care for a standalone zoned as a standalone use. This need for child care as a standalone use was what precipitated to create the 8579 in the first place and creating those additional restrictions associated to gross floor area parking setbacks and as such prohibits the ability to do a zone law amendment, which is kind of necessitating this rezoning in terms of the existing land use context. The parcel as well as parcels to the north as well as south are public, quasi public as they are community serving uses of churches and then to the east and the west are single unit dwellings. Photos here illustrate the top far right is an illustration of the subject property with surrounding areas showing the lower scale nature of the churches in the areas where as well as some of the single family homes. In terms of the process that has brought us here today. We had the planning board hearing on June 21st, but the unanimous approval recommended by the planning board ludie heard this on July 18th. As for the public outreach, all the nano's within a 200 foot radius of the subject property have been notified. As of now, we have not had any comments received on this application to date, as well as the required notification signs have been posted on the property as required. With regard to the review criteria, I'll go through these quickly as we have two citywide plans of comp plan 2000 as well as Blueprint Denver, which is the land use and transportation plan for the City Plan, provides a couple of strategies that specifically pertain to the application relating to environmental sustainability excuse me, land use strategies, economic strategies , and specifically neighborhood strategies to ensure that we're investing in our neighborhoods and able to provide community serving uses within the residential areas such as daycare. From a blueprint land use concept. The subject property is designated as single family, residential and area of stability, but the future street classification of South Street and Boulevard as residential arterial. It's intended to serve higher degrees of mobility to and from trips with residential uses in the area. Whereas, West Bess, our drivers are designated local, which is very common for our interior residential neighborhoods. So with that we find it consistent with the adopted plans. We also find uniform application of this zone district requested and furthering the public health, safety and welfare primarily through the adoption of adopted plans, but also providing those services needed for the community. The justifying circumstances for this case have been determined as a new adoption of the Denver zoning code, which provides additional flexibility that was not previously offered in former Chapter 59, whereas a child care could not be a standalone use and had to be accessory to a church. Now child care can be a standalone use when it is in a building that was not designated for residential uses at the time of construction. Also, we're seeing a citywide demand for child care and those statistics are detailed further in the staff report justifying the need to maintain this use as well as a change in the land abutting 5880 West Vassar Avenue, in the sense that that land has been now used as a driveway for the abutting property. And so with this we find it consistent with the neighborhood's own context, purpose and intent as well. And so in the review of all these criteria, CPD does recommend approval of this rezoning application, finding that all the rezoning criteria have been met. Thank you. Thank you very much. We have two speakers this evening. I'm going to call both speakers up. We have Gretchen Williams and Gretchen, you will be first and chairman Sekou. Good evening. I'm Gretchen Williams and I live at 484 Gilman Street in Denver in Council District ten. And I'm here representing Tom and Kathleen Maxwell, who are the. Owners of the subject property at 2600. South Sheridan and Council District two. The Community Planning and Development Staff has presented a very thorough analysis of. A simple but somewhat difficult. To explain rezoning. Request. So they did recommend approval, though. So that's the main thing to remember. But there are two other points I. Just want to re-emphasize. The zoning will not change. Anything on. The ground. The daycare facility will remain as it is. It has they're not planning to change anything. And secondly, this will allow for the zone line amendment between the daycare facilities lot and the. Adjacent residential lot on Vassar Avenue. Which is a completely and totally necessary for for the owner of that. So the benefit, a secondary benefit is that this will bring. A Peabody. Into the new zoning classification. By giving it the SS your D classification. So I. Thank you for your time and your consideration. And. Ask for your approval. On behalf of Mr. and. Mrs. Maxwell, the applicants. Thank you. Thank you. Next up, Chairman Sekou. Yes. Chairman say co-founder organized the Black Star Action Movement for self-defense. Client supplied poor, working, poor homeless people and senior citizens. I would be remiss if. I didn't. Call out on David. Congratulations, David. You taught me everything I needed to know to keep me coming back so I didn't get thrown out by the police. So I want to thank you do for all those sidebar conversations. You have done a wonderful job, and after almost ten years of participating down here, we need to give David a round of applause. And for my guardian angel, Debbie, happy birthday. Again, she has worked very hard to keep me coming back without getting thrown out or locked up by the police. When it comes to this matter that we're talking about, we unconditionally support the rezoning of this child care facility and in this neighborhood. The need for this is obvious. I mean, it's just talking about it. And so with no further ado, I can only say I know without a doubt you are going to pass this unanimously. And so with that order from the people. Do it, do it quickly. And let's get down to why we come here. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes our speakers. Are there any questions on this matter from members of council? All right. Seeing no questions. The public hearing for constable 755 is closed. Comments from members of council. Councilman Flynn. Thank you, Mr. President. This is, I think, the second rezoning we've had in Council District two since I've been here. I had to check again to make sure it was not a mirage. But it is it is true. It's happening. I want to thank gretchen. Many of you know, Gretchen worked here as a legislative analyst for. Way a number of years and and worked in zoning. And I want to thank you very much for helping Tom and Kathy work this through. I've known the Maxwells for 30 some years. And this this is truly one of those indecipherable problems that results from having a pad in place and changing circumstances. And the whole thing revolves, if I can boil it down to its essence in trying to make sure that the driveway to the private residence at the rear of the property is on the zone lot with the residents and not with the former church Mal Daycare, so that the homeowners can do their financing. And it's unbelievable to me that it takes this long. I think this came to me. Two years ago? No. About eight months ago. And so I urge my colleagues to as to echo chairman, say, crew to pass this unanimously and move on to the next matter. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman Flynn, two rezonings for District two. Seeing no other comments. Madam Secretary, roll call. Flynn. Hi. Gilmore. Hi, Cashman. Hi. Carnage. Lopez. All right. New Ortega. Hi, Black. I. Espinosa. Hi, Mr. President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting, announce results tonight. Tonight's count, about 755 has passed. Councilwoman Black, will you please put Council Bill 940 on the floor?