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Virtual Open House – 4 p.m., Wednesday, November 13
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Why are we doing this work?
As Denver continues to grow and evolve, city and community leaders have called for updates to rules for using and developing property. This public process, referred to as “rezoning,” changes what kinds of buildings are allowed on a property by changing its underlying zone district. Proposed updates to the rezoning process include:
Revise rezoning review criteria (the criteria used to approve or deny a rezoning) to remove outdated language and increase clarity.
- Restructure existing review criteria to focus on advancing citywide goals and plans which better reflect community input as they were developed through robust community outreach processes.
- Remove review criteria that are outdated, redundant, overly complicated, and unnecessary to improve transparency for developers and residents.
Create accessible and clear opportunities for public engagement and involvement for all rezonings.
- Require posted signs on a property when a rezoning application is submitted. Currently, posted notice is only required when a hearing has been scheduled. This change will provide community stakeholders with earlier notice and more opportunity to engage with applicants and learn more.
- Begin notifying tenants when rezonings are proposed. Currently, only property owners receive a mailed notice for rezoning applications. Expanding the noticing requirement will enable all neighbors and stakeholders to learn more and provide feedback.
- Improve the posted, mailed, and emailed notice materials to make them easier to understand and provide more helpful information.
- Prepare improved rezoning guides for members of the public. These guides will demystify the rezoning process for community members.
- Provide a clearer, more relevant analysis of the potential equity impacts of a rezoning, and voluntary commitments applicants can consider to address them.
- Improve the city’s webpages to make information about rezonings more accessible.
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