A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 4517 and 4525 North Yates Street in Berkeley. Approves a map amendment to rezone properties from U-SU-C1 to U-SU-A1 (allows for an accessory dwelling unit), located at 4525 and 4517 North Yates Street in Council District 1. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-23-21.
I. Madam Secretary, close voting and announce results. Ten Eyes. Ten Eyes Counsel build 21 dash 14 zero six has passed. Thank you to folks who spoke at that last hearing and Brad for the presentation. Councilmember Clark, will you please put council Bill 21, Dash 1431 on the floor for final passage? Yes, Council President of the Council Bill 1431 B please. One final consideration and do pass. Thank you. It has been moved and seconded the required public hearing for Council Bill 21 Dash 1431 is open. May we have the staff report and now we have Fran joining us. And you see my screaming. Can you hear me? Yes. If you can, go ahead. Introduce yourself, Fran. Yes. Good evening. My name is from your film City Planner with CBD. Today we will be reviewing a rezoning request for the property said 45, 25 and 4517 Northgate Street. The subject properties are in Council District one and they are located in the Berkeley neighborhood. The request is to rezone from U.S., U.S. one to you as you A-1 given even though the properties don't comply with the 5500 square foot minimum stone size to allow for a detached EU building in the current US, you see one district. Each stone lot is 4490 square feet, which exceeds the 3000 minimum size required to build a 32 new in the EU is a one. If the rezoning is approved, all the other forms and standards will remain the same. As previously mentioned, the existing zoning is in both properties, except for one single unit C one stone district. The subject properties are completely surrounded by other us one stone. The current land use of the sites is single unit residential and they're both surrounded by other single unit uses. We can see some two unit uses and some multi-unit residential in the vicinity, as well as some commercial retail use along 44th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard. This slide, you can see the residential character of the neighborhood. The two properties of the proposed rezoning on the bottom. Right. Now, throughout the rezoning process, application modifications have been provided according to code requirements. Planning Board recommended approval on November 17. And to date, staff has received five letters of support from neighbors supporting its use in general and this project in particular. Now moving on to the Denver zoning code review criteria, it must be found that the requested MAP amendment is consistent with the five criteria. Serial number one refers to consistency with adopted plans. There are two plans to adopt the plans that apply for the request rezoning. We have a comprehensive plan 2040 and we have blueprint for. The rezoning is consistent with several strategies and comprehensive plan 2040. This MAP 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 are already in place . Now looking at Blueprint in Denver, the subject properties are both mapped as part of the urban neighborhood context. If you two places designates the subject properties of a slow residential place type, this place types have predominantly single and two unit uses, and accessory dwelling units are appropriate. Northgate Street is designated as a local street, which is mostly characterized by residential use. This. The growth area blueprint Denver for both sites is all other areas of the city areas are anticipated to see a 10% employment growth and 20% housing growth by 2040. Denver also provides guidance on when it's appropriate to resume to a district with a smaller minimum size. It's appropriate when a product of smaller loads with similar uses is present in the surrounding blocks. Well, 50% of the lots in the block where is where the subject property sites are located have a lot sites consistent with the US . You see one district. The other 50% of the sizes of the sites are similar to blocks to the east, west and south. Show that a considerable proportion of the single unit residential uses are located on lots that are 4500 square feet or smaller more consistent with the US you a one lot sites and the 5500 square feet minimum required by us. You see one. Therefore, the applicant's proposal to a district with a smaller lot size is consistent with the Get Your Places math and blueprint guidance for applying the low residential key to place like. Finally also includes specific policy recommendations about ending this policy. Number four focuses on diversifying housing choice through expansion of accessory dwelling units throughout all residential areas. Therefore stuffs stuff finds the requests consistent with the applicable disciplines. Stuff also finds that the requested Sony meets the next two criteria. The rezoning will result in uniformity of district regulations and mean it will further the public health, safety and welfare, primarily through the implementation of adopted funds. Justified circumstance for this rezoning is a changing condition in a particular area and a city out of the loop in Denver specifically recommends the city diversify housing choice through the expansion of accessory dwelling units throughout all residential areas. Also, according to Blueprint Denver, it is appropriate to respond to a district with a smaller size than the current district. A pattern of smaller lots with similar uses exists in the surrounding blocks. The plan was adopted up to the date of approval of the existing subdistricts, therefore. This is an appropriate, justified circumstance for the proposed rezoning stated through this presentation. The proposed rezoning meets the intent of these plots. Overall. The proposal, Tony, is consistent with the urban neighborhood context residential district and the EU as a one stone district. Stuff does recommend approval based on finding or review criteria has been met, and I'll be happy to take any questions. Thank you. Thank you, Fran. This evening we have one individual signed up. Our speaker for this hearing is Jesse Paris, joining us online. Yes. Good evening. Members of council, those watching at home. My name is just Wissam Paris and I'm representing four Black Sox move self defense positive action coming for social change as well as the Unity Party of Colorado, the East Denver Residents Council and front line black news. And I'll be the next November and 2023. I'm in favor of this rezoning tonight. We need accessory dwelling units all over this city. As I stated when I ran for city council at large in 2019, I support accessory dwelling units all across the city and in 2022 I support accessory dwelling units all over the city. So I'm in full support of this rezoning tonight. Please pass this. Thank you. Thank you. That concludes our speakers questions from members of Council on Council Bill 21, Dash 1431. Do we have any hands raised online? All right. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 21, Dash 1431 Council Member Sandoval. Thank you, Madam President. I hope my colleagues support this rezoning for accessory dwelling unit in the Berkeley neighborhood. I'm not currently working in this neighborhood to do a legislative rezoning, so for now, my constituents will have to do a one off and come before this council such as tonight. So with that, I hope that my colleagues support this rezoning. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Sandoval. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 21, Dash 1431, please. CdeBaca. I. Sandoval, I. Torres, I. Clark. I. Corinne. I. Herndon. All right. Cashman. So. ORTEGA. Well, Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, close voting and announce the results. Ten Eyes. Ten Eyes. Council Bill 21 Dash 1431 has passed. Thank you to the public and Fran for the report. Next, we're on our final hearing this evening. Councilmember Clark, will you please put Council Resolution 21, 1514 on the floor for adoption? Yes, council president. I move that council resolution 1514 be adopted.