Speaker 0: Madam Secretary, closed the voting and announced the results. 11 Eyes. 11 Eyes Council Bill 20 2-343 has passed. Thank you to the members of the community who spoke. And thank you, Libby. We're going to go ahead and move to our final hearing this evening. Councilmember Kenny, will you please put council bill 22, dash 353 on the floor for final passage.
Speaker 4: I move that council bill 20 2-0353 to be placed upon final consideration and do passed.
Speaker 0: Thank you. It has been moved to get a second. Okay. We've got. Thank you, sir. We've got council that Councilwoman Canete was made the motion and Councilmember Cashman seconded it. The required public hearing for Council Bill 22, Dash 353 is open. May we have the staff report?
Speaker 3: Good evening, Madam President and Council. I'll try to make this quick, because I know we've had a very manic Monday. My name is Valerie O'Hara, senior city planner with CPD, and I will be presenting an ad rezoning for the subject property located at 2264 South William Street. The property is located in Council District six with Councilman Cashman. And is located within the university neighborhood. The subject property is currently 6250 square feet with a zone width of 50 feet. The request is for urban single unit C1 to allow for a detached accessory dwelling unit in the rear of the lot. The site and the surrounding properties to the Northwest and South are all UCC, allowing the Urban House primary building form with a minimum zone lot of 5500 square feet. To the east, the zoning is classified. You are h38a multi-unit district that allows up to two and a half storey row house building form as well as urban house detached accessory, dwelling unit duplex and tandem house building forms. And then campus IU oh three, which is the University of Denver campus is to the east as well. Evans Avenue is just north of the site and with Iliff Avenue is located directly south. How would you? The site is single unit residential and surrounded by single two and multi-unit existing residential land uses in the neighborhood. East of the property is mainly public, quasi public again due to the campus and commercial retail is found north of the site along Evans Avenue. The subject property is mid-block with alley access is located adjacent to South William Street. There is an existing primary single unit structure and detached accessory structure currently on the lot. The bottom photo shows the single unit residence directly across the street for added context, and the top photo is a photo of the alleyway. In terms of process. This MAP amendment went to the planning board on Wednesday, March 16th, where the item was recommended approval on the consent agenda. The rezoning was moved forward to final hearing of city council by Land Use Transportation Infrastructure Committee on Consent on March 29th and is being heard today. Staff received input from the University Neighbors Neighborhood Association, R.A., through a position statement that is in opposition to the rezoning. They expressed concerns around approving adus or rezonings prior to completion of the Adus in Denver Text Amendment Project and upcoming change to the Board of Adjustment. A resident email was also received after Luti stating support for the proposed rezoning. The Denver zoning code has five review criteria. The first is consensus consistency with adopted plan, starting with comprehensive plan 2040. Staff found this rezoning to be consistent with several strategies shown from the plan 2040. The first is equitable, affordable and inclusive. Goal one Strategy Increase development of housing units close to transit and mixed use developments. Equitable, affordable inclusive goals. Strategy Goal two. Strategy eight Create a mix of housing options, a greater mix of housing options in every neighborhood for all individuals and families. Oh, I apologize. Environmentally resilient goal eight Strategy to promote infill development where infrastructure and services are already in place and then environmental resilient. Goal eight. Strategy B Encourage mixed use communities where residents can live, work and play in their own neighborhoods. Blueprint. Denver identifies this property and this area as urban context. And Residential low, which consists of predominantly single and two unit uses on smaller lots and allows for accessory dwelling units to be thoughtfully and appropriately integrated where compatible. South William Street is a designated local street classification. For criteria two and three staff found that this rezoning is consistent with adopted plans. The proposed rezoning will result in uniform application of zoned district building form, use and design regulations, and it will further public health, safety and welfare through implementing adopted plans and facilitating increased housing density. Four criteria. Number four, staff found that the proposed rezoning is justified through a city adopted plan. Criteria five And finally, the context zone, district purpose and intent of USC one are all appropriate for this particular location giving, given the surrounding area, the adopted plan guidance and the location of the sites. Given the finding that our review criteria have been met. CPD Recommends City Council Approve Application 2020 1i00170. Based on the finding, all review criteria have been met. Just a note that approval of a rezoning is not approval of a proposed specific development project. Thank you. And I'll take any questions you might have.
Speaker 0: All right. Thank you, Val, for the presentation. We have one individual signed up to speak this evening. Jesse Paris.
Speaker 7: Yes. Get even with the council. May I be her?
Speaker 0: Yes.
Speaker 7: Yes. My name is just the last person I'm representing for Blackstar at the moment for self defense, positive, massive, massive social change, as well as the Unity Party of Colorado, the East Denver Residence Council for a long black nose. And I'll be the next November 2023. And I resigned in District eight in Christopher Herndon's district. I am in favor of this rezoning tonight, as I stated at the first hearing. I supported Eddie Hughes when I ran for City Council at large in 2019. I'll continue to support them in 2023 as I run for mayor of Denver. So, yes, it meets all five of the criteria. I'm supportive of this wholeheartedly. We need to use all over this city. I support any meals and other attainable housing forms of every district in the city. So with that being said, meets all five of the criteria. So I'm in full support. Again, Sam, on your council for clearing the chamber earlier, you need to repeal the urban camping ban this decade and don't miss the ends. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. That concludes our speakers questions from members of Council on Council. Bill 22. Dash 353. Not seen any. The public hearing is closed. Comments of comments by members of Council on Council Bill 20 2-353. Council Member Cashman.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Thank you, Madam President. I do think this application meets the legal criteria and we'll be supporting it this evening. Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Cashman. And I do agree with you that it does meet all of the rezoning criteria and will be supporting it as well. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 22, dash 353, please.
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Speaker 1: Hi.
Speaker 5: Madam President.
Speaker 0: I, Madam Secretary, close the voting and announce the results.
Speaker 5: 11 Eyes.
Speaker 0: 11 Eyes Council Bill 22, Dash 353 has passed. Thank you so much, Val.
A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 2264 South Williams Street in University.
Approves a map amendment to rezone property from U-SU-C to U-SU-C1, located at 2264 South Williams Street in Council District 6. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-29-22.