Tag Archive for ‘Zoning’
Denver Zoning Code Hours for Meeting With Planning Staff – January 2010
It is critically important to understand what the new Denver zoning code means for your property and your neighbors. We have worked with many of our clients on this and you also have the option of meeting with city staff at “New Code Office Hours”. This is the content of an email that I just [...]
Many Hats: The Roles That Architects Play on Behalf of the Client
In architecture school we are taught that an architect must be able to “wear many hats”, as a metaphor for the many different roles that an architect should be ready to play. I experienced a good dose of this theory in practice yesterday when it became necessary to put on the diplomat hat and seek [...]
Revised Adoption Schedule For Denver’s New Zoning Code
I have confirmed the revisions to the timeline for adoption of the new Denver Zoning Code. New Denver Zoning Code Adoption Schedule Jan. 18, 2010 Posting of fourth and final draft of the new code on the Internet at http://www.newcodedenver.org. Feb. 17, 2010 Planning Board public hearing, after which the Board will forward a recommendation [...]
Potential Revisions to the Timeline for Adoption of the New Denver Zoning Code
I just received an update from the Denver Zoning Code Task Force meeting today. There are some potential revisions to the timeline for enacting the new Denver Zoning Code. This is a moving target so I would still advise all of our clients who want to utilize the older zoning to continue to aim to [...]
Denver Zoning Code Draft #3 is Available
The Third Draft of the new Denver zoning code is available for download. There are quite a number of changes both to the map and to the code language. If you need help in interpreting what it means for your site, we can help.
Proposal for Not Rezoning Large Properties in Denver Zoning Code Update
I received an update on a proposal that the City of Denver is working through to not rezone large properties in the Denver Zoning Code: It is a new proposal to identify certain properties that do not currently have waivers and conditions that will also be excluded from the zoning code update. The criteria is [...]
Denver City Council Voting on Resolution for Procedures to Adopt New Zoning
The Denver City Council has on their agenda for this evening a resolution “Expressing the intention of the Denver City Council in regard to the procedures for consideration and formal adoption of a new zoning code and map for the City and County of Denver.” It lays out the schedule for adoption at the February [...]
Denver Off-Street Angle Parking Requirements
Denver Zoning requires that off-street parking angles other than 90-degree, be between 30 and 75 degrees with the stall sizes remaining the Universal standard size of 8’-6” x 17’-6”. For all off-street angle parking, the minimum aisle width for two-way traffic needs to be 20’. If the aisle happens to be a public alley or [...]
EVstudio Course on Understanding the New Denver Zoning Code Approved for Real Estate Broker Continuing Education
EVstudio has produced a course on what real estate brokers need to understand about the new Denver Zoning Code and form based codes in general. It has been approved by the State of Colorado for one hour of continuing education (CE). Upon completion of the course, the real estate broker will: Understand how a form [...]
City of Boulder Set to Adopt New Rules on Compatible Development in Single Family Neighborhoods
The City of Boulder is close to passing the “Compatible Development in Single Family Neighborhoods” changes to their zoning code. It looks like the second reading will be August 18, 2009. The big impact is that certain single family zone lots will change from a .8 FAR (floor area ratio) to a .45 FAR. This [...]
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