Speaker 3: by residential uses. The growth area in Denver is all other areas of the city. These areas are anticipated to see 10% employment growth and 20% housing growth by 2040. Blueprint also includes specific policy recommendations. Housing policy number four focuses on diversifying housing choice through the expansion of accessory dwelling units throughout all residential areas. Stuff also finds that the requested zoning 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. The justified circumstance for this rezoning is a city of plan since the approval of the existing you as you see some district . The city has adopted the Comprehensive Plan 2040 and blueprint. Denver stated throughout this presentation. The proposed rezoning meets the intent of this plan's. Lastly, the proposed zoning is consistent with the urban neighborhood context residential districts in the U.S. U.S. once owned districts. Staff does recommend approval based on finding or review criteria has been met.
Speaker 1: All right. Thank you for the presentation, Fran. Council has not received any written testimony on Council Bill 20 Dash 1457. We have three individuals signed up to speak this evening and we will start out with our first speaker and it's Jessie Paris.
Speaker 2: In evening members of council. And I'll be hurt.
Speaker 1: Mm hmm. Go ahead, Jesse.
Speaker 2: William, I'm just in the shop here, so I'm representing for Denver Homicide. Allow Black Sox to move for self-defense, defense positive for social change, as well as the Unity Party of Colorado. Mile High knows and from allies to our listeners. And I will be the next mayor of Denver in 2023. I'm in favor of this rezoning tonight and meets all the criteria. Honestly, there's nothing I can tell you that's going to change your mind on this rezoning. Good job, Amanda. Stand a bar. You got this. Thank you.
Speaker 1: All right. Thank you, Jesse. Our second speaker is David Hagan. And David, you might have to unmute.
Speaker 2: Sorry about that. I was having some difficulty with my computer and. Yeah, so I just want to thank you for letting me speak. I'm going to just I was thinking about what I read this little thing about a priest that we should take into consideration when we do rezonings and other things that we do disguised as a homeless person, a pastor mingle that with his congregation outside the church, the church goers waited eagerly for their new pastor, who was who was going to introduce himself that morning, but they didn't expect him to be just the way he was. For 30 minutes. He walked around outside, mingled among them, while the church was filling up with people. Only one person said hello to him. He asked for money. He asked for change to buy food. But not one person offered him any. He went into the sanctuary to sit down, but was asked by an officer to move to the back. He greeted people and was greeted back with stares and dirty looks, people looking down on him and judging him. Sitting at the back of the church, he listened to the announcements. The other announce the arrival of the new pastor so happy and everyone looked around with joy and anticipation to their surprise. The homeless man stood up and started walking towards the altar. The clapping stopped. All eyes were on the homeless man. When he reached the altar, he took a moment. He looked around and he shared. Or he shared what he experienced that morning. He then said, I hope you all go home and reflect on what happened here this morning and examine your hearts. See you all next Sunday. Many voters saying many begin to weep and many looked at each other and feeling terrible about themselves. It doesn't matter how many Sundays you show up for church, it doesn't matter what you do in city council. It matters what you do or it matters what you do at city council, not what you what you say you're going to do, but it matters what you do and where the story goes. The people felt the same because they weren't doing what they should do. So please do what you're supposed to do.
Speaker 1: All right. Thank you, David. Our last speaker is Tess Storti.
Speaker 0: Yeah. Hi there.
Speaker 1: Go ahead, Tessie.
Speaker 5: I was just listening about the rezoning, and I used to live in Berkeley. I love that neighborhood. And I. There have been a lot of effects of gentrification in Berkeley, and I think that certain parts of the city have not felt the impact of homelessness as District nine has. And so I just would ask that when we're thinking about neighborhoods that have also undergone gentrification like five points, which is what it should be called, not right now. And and and, you know, Berkeley is one of them. Sunny side is one of them. And I just would ask that we consider, you know, the the circumstances of other districts when we're rezoning and thinking about safe outdoor spaces that we're going to need more of them. I read a study the other day that it's expected that a net nationwide, I think something like it's going to increase by like 62%, maybe people living on the streets. So this isn't something that's going to go away and sweeping them isn't going to be a solution. So just as we consider these rezonings every week, I hope that we can also be thinking in the future of what we're going to need to anticipate to provide and, and , and also consider that just because it's not happening in your district. And as the speaker, someone from public comment said as he tried to represent the rest of all of Denver acting as if I would probably fall into the category that he would that he was saying was a small minority. But I don't think that some neighborhoods are feeling the impact and have the same pressure and have the same, you know, difficulties and challenges that that some other districts do. So I just would ask that we think about that when we are moving forward and that we're making decisions with compassion and thinking about some of the challenges that other parts of the city have that your district may not have. So thank you.
Speaker 1: All right. Thank you, Tess. That concludes our speakers this evening for this hearing. Questions from members of council. Councilman Flynn.
Speaker 4: Thank you, Madam President. Fran. The aerials might be out of date, but when I. Because I didn't get a chance to go up in and actually view this during the last week or so, but it looks from the online Google satellite view that there already are two structures in the back of this property. And I didn't see anything in the staff report that remarked on that. There's a one car garage and what looks like a three car garage that might already have an Adu above it because it looks like it's two stories. And can you speak to that? Is there already a structure back there?
Speaker 3: Not that I'm aware. Let me do this, but not that I'm aware of.
Speaker 4: Is the applicant in the audience? If we know.
Speaker 1: It looks like we have Gabriel Calderon in attendance and so we can go ahead and get them promoted.
Speaker 4: Well, thank you. Thank you, Madam Price, because I know these things can sometimes be out of date, but it looks like a fairly new structure. And I was just wondering what what the intent was here. And also, Fran, while we're waiting for for Gabriel, is there not a side setback because the north building line is it looks like it's right on the lot line. Is there not a setback for a detached idea?
Speaker 3: They should have, but I don't know if it's already built, then they could be compliant. But I'm still checking on Google Maps to see if it's build because if it if it if it was done before 2010, before the setbacks were said, like then you would still be compliant. They wouldn't have to demolish it. Make sense?
Speaker 4: Okay. Hello, Mr. Calderon. I don't know if you heard the question. Is there already an Adu on there? It looks like it's a two storey three car garage with a second story on the alley.
Speaker 2: So, can you hear me? Yes, I can. Thank you. Okay, so it's not an Adu. It is a newly built garage with the storage locker. Okay. And so if I could get the zoning updated, then I can move forward on possibly, you know, looking at changing it into an 80 you.
Speaker 4: Okay. All right. Thank you. So right now, it's just use for storage. Yes. Great. Okay. And you're keeping that older garage to the south.
Speaker 2: So that that's basically a workshop now. So it's not being used as a garage. It's just storage. It's my large shed. So I've removed my old shed and and and had the the the new structure built. But the old garage is just like I said, it's a workshop now just for storage.
Speaker 4: Right. Okay. Now, think about it. That's why I had.
Speaker 1: All right. Thank you, Councilman Flynn. Seeing no other questions, the public hearing for Council Bill 20 Dash 1457 is closed. Comments by members of Council Councilwoman Sandoval.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Madam President. So the applicant, Gabriel. Mr. Calderon, reached out to my office in, I want to say, in the summer of 2020 and found the process a bit confusing. So my council aide Naomi was able to help guide him to get this far. And he did very close to I-70 and he has a perfect parcel. He lives really close to Centennial Elementary School that has a really high free and reduced lunch. So this type of use of being able to add gentle density into this neighborhood is great. And so as it meets all of the criteria, I absolutely support this. One thing to note is the registered neighborhood organization for this area. It's called Berkeley We Regis United Neighbors. I live in the Berkeley neighborhood not far from the site. They don't take a position on accessory dwelling units. So many have gone through that. They're just not. They're choosing. Some of my registered neighborhood organizations are just choosing not to take a position. So that's why you won't see a letter from an active, registered neighborhood organization in my council district. So with that, I would appreciate my counsel, my colleagues support on this application. Thank you.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Councilman Sandoval. And seeing no other hands raised. I am happy to support this as all the review criteria has been met and ask others to do so as well. Madam Secretary, roll call.
Speaker 5: Sandoval. I.
Speaker 3: Sawyer.
Speaker 5: I.
Speaker 3: Torres. I like.
Speaker 5: I.
Speaker 3: CdeBaca, I.
Speaker 0: Clark. All right. Flynn.
Speaker 4: I.
Speaker 0: Herndon, I. Hines, I. Cashman.
Speaker 5: I can h i. Ortega.
Speaker 3: I. Madam President.
Speaker 1: I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results.
Speaker 3: 13 Eyes.
Speaker 1: 13 Eyes Council Bill 20 Dash 1457 has passed. Council Member Clerk, will you please put Council Bill 20 Dash 1471 on the floor for passage?
A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 4680 North Quitman Street in Berkeley.
Approves a map amendment to rezone property from U-SU-C to U-SU-C1, located at 4680 Quitman Street in Council District 1. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 12-15-20.