A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2755 Irving Street in Sloan Lake. Approves an official map amendment to rezone property from U-SU-B to U-SU-B1, (allows for an ADU) located at 2755 Irving Street in Council District 1. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-16-20.
12 Eyes Council Bill 612 has passed. We are moving back to Bill 0546. Councilmember Clark, will you please make a motion to reopen the public hearing for council bill? 20-0546. Yes, Madam President, I move that the public hearing for council bill five or six be reopened. Thank you. It has been moved and seconded. Madam Secretary, roll call on the motion to reopen the hearing. Black. I. Clark. I. Flynn. I Herndon. I can't. I. Cashman. I can. Each. Hi, Ortega. Hi, Sandoval. I. Sawyer. I. Torres. I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please, quote close the voting and announce the results. 12 eyes. 12 eyes. The hearing for Council Bill 546 is now reopened. The required public hearing for Council Bill 20 Dash 0546 is reopened. The bill is on the floor for final consideration. May we please have the staff report? Let's see if this time it works. We got you. In for that. No worries. No fear of presenting in public. Oh, good. Good afternoon. Members of the City Council. My name is Phil and I'm an associate city planner with community planning and Development. And today I'm here to present you an overview of the MAP. Amendment 42755. Irvine Street. Subject property is in Council District one. In this lonely lake neighborhood. The property is located mid-block between 29th and 28th Avenue along North Irvine Street, northeast from Sloan's Lake. Besides, about 6350 square feet, and it has a single unit home in it. Property is currently in the Urban Single Unit Design District, and the applicant is proposing to rezone to urban single unit B1 to allow for an accessory dwelling unit. The existing zoning is one single unit which allows for a minimum zone lot size of 4500 square feet. And as you can see in this map, most of the surrounding properties are stone U.S. You be to the west, Utah, you see to the east and some U.S. aid to the north. As mentioned, this site is currently occupied by a single unit home and is surrounded by mostly other single unit and two unit uses. This slide shows the existing the existing area with the site of the proposed rezoning on the top right. And just some images to show the residential character of the neighborhood on the top. On the bottom right. On the bottom left. Speaking to a process. Informational notice of the application was sent at the beginning of April 2020 and then again in mid-May before the Planning Board, public hearing and June 3rd. In that meeting, planning board recommended approval. Notice of today's public hearing was sent on July 27 and the property was properly notice every time. The purpose of present. No comments have been received by the public or registered neighborhood organizations. And this zoning code has five review criteria which I will go over. The first criteria is consistency with adopted plans. There are three plans of legalizes rezoning, comprehensive plan 2040 loop in Denver and housing and interest in Denver. The rezoning is consistent with several of the studies in 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 convert by promoting infill development where infrastructure and services are already in place. Subject property is mapped as part of the urban neighborhood context. This context is described as containing small, multi-unit, residential and mixed use areas that are typically embedded in one unit and two unit unit residential areas. Look, patterns are generally generally regular with a mix of early access, and they are described as having a high degree of walkability , likability and good access to transit with less reliance on cars. The future places map designates the subject property a slow residential place type displace type have predominantly single single on two unit uses and accessory dwelling units are appropriate. Urban Street is designated as a residential collector street, which is mostly characterized by residential uses. The growth area in Denver is all other areas of the city. This area is anticipated to see 10% employment growth and 20% housing growth by 2040. You also include specific policy recommendations. Housing policy number four talks about diversifying housing choice through expansion of accessory dwelling units throughout all residential areas. Housing. An interest of Denver encourages expanding the development of accessory dwelling units to incentivize affordable and mixed use housing and as a wealth building tool for low and moderate income homeowners. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan Blueprint Denver on housing and Inclusive. Denver because it will expand housing options and allow the development of an accessory dwelling unit. Stuff also finds that they request that Sony 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. Stuff does find that there's a justified circumstance for the MAP amendment with the newly adopted vision for accessory dwelling units in all residential areas, including Denver. Lastly, the proposed zoning is consistent with the urban context. Residential districts and the USC would be one zone district. Stuff does recommend approval based on finding all review criteria has been met and that conclusion concludes stuff. Presentation. Thank you. Thank you, friend. Tonight council has reached has not received any written comments on Council Bill 546. We have two individuals signed up to speak this evening. First up, we have Janet and her telco. Yes, that's correct. Hello. Good evening, councilors. My name is John for Togo. I am a resident of Newton St in District three, the West Colfax neighborhood. This item asks you to approve a rezoning that appends a one. To the end of this property's existing zoning class. As Fran mentioned, this appendage I wanted in and out is unique among many of Denver zoning classifications, as it includes only one specific purpose for the change. As we've heard often tonight from other presenters, once a lot as zoned, neither citizens nor councilors can control who owns it or what changes will occur on that property so long as the changes meet the zoning standards. So it's an uncertainty that we're faced with. It's always a bit of a gamble. But in the case of this rezoning and others with this one appendage, we know exactly what we're going to get an ADU. In fact, we already know a lot about the specifics of their new construction due to the very narrow eligibility and siting requirements for it to use and why it is important, given the parade of 80 oriented rezoning requests you've heard in just the last few weeks and months, and probably your whole time on council and those that lie on the docket for our next few meetings. I'm sure you've heard this before. 80,000 acres are the very most incremental step of development in a neighborhood that we've seen across the country, that adus can strengthen the neighborhoods that they're in. They can house multiple generations and extended family, allowing three new members to age in place while simultaneously offsetting the expense of senior living and or childcare costs. They can provide a new and stable source of income for long term residents helping stave off displacement. They provide more security for renters by providing a rarely seen type of affordable housing stock in neighborhoods that may otherwise not have such housing types near to jobs and desirable amenities. This minor change in zoning makes sense for this property, as the staff report shows. What you've seen meeting after meeting is that pretty much every applicant for this change type meets all the requirements. Again, those requirements are quite stringent on form and allowance, so there's kind of no point in applying if you don't meet them. So I'm clearly here tonight to ask you to support this rezoning request. However, the process we're following today also cost the applicants over $1,000, adding more cost to projects that are meant to provide affordable housing options. That's not to mention the countless hours of city staff time, your time and late nights like these that these applicant ADA applications engender. So beyond and ask to approve this request. I am also here to ask why North and West Denver Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval and Jamie Torres to please follow the lead of Cathy Park and others and work to convert all eligible zoning classes like this one to allow it to use by. Right. Save us a few of these late evenings. Thank you and good night. Q Next up, we have Jesse Paris. Good evening, members of Council. My name is Justin Paris. I'm representing the Denver homeless low black star symbol for self-defense of the vertical amendment for social change, as well as the Unity Party of Colorado. Universal and People's Organization, Mile High. No. And I will be your next mayor and 2023. Seeing that this meets all the criteria. There's nothing I can speak up against this. I support any use. I think we need more of those throughout the city and all the districts. So this is going to be a yes for me tonight. Thank you. Thank you, Jesse. That concludes our speakers questions from members of council. All right. I'm not seeing any questions from members of council. The public hearing for Council Bill 20 dash zero five for sexist closed comments by members of Council. All right. C no comments by members of council looking at the presentation. This meets all review criteria and I will be voting in favor of this rezoning for an 80 you. Madam Secretary, roll call. In all. Sawyer. I, Torres. I. Black I. Clark. I. Flynn. I. I'm sorry, Madam Secretary. Did you hear that? No, I did not. I apologize. I'm sorry. I thank you. Herndon, I think I. I. Cashman, i. Kenny. Hi, Ortega. I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. 11 Eyes. 11 Eyes Council Bill 546 has passed. We are on the homestretch, folks. Councilmember Clerk. Will. You please put Council Bill 620 on the floor for passage? Absolutely. Madam President, I move that counts. Votes 6 to 0 be placed on final consideration and do pass second.