Speaker 4: I move that council bill 20 20475 be placed upon final consideration and do pass.
Speaker 0: Thank you. It's been on me. See, I'm not saying thank you. It's been moved and seconded. The required public hearing for Council Bill 22, Dash 475 is open. May we please have the staff report?
Speaker 3: Yes. Thank you. Council President. My name is Libby Adams of Community Planning Development and I'll be presenting the application for 850 South Street. This application is located in Council District seven in the Asmara Park neighborhood, and the applicant is requesting to rezone from urban edge single unit d x to Urban Edge Single Unit d1x to allow for an accessory dwelling unit. As previously stated, this property zone is used as is most of the surrounding area. The site is currently occupied by a single unit home in a largely single unit area. This slide shows the existing residential character of the area with the subject property on the bottom left hand side. A postcard notifying neighboring property owners within 200 feet of the site was sent out on January 30 and then planning board unanimously recommended approval of the rezoning on April 20th. And to date, staff has received one letter from a neighboring property owner in opposition to the request, citing that adding an additional home to the property will not be consistent with the existing neighborhood. I will note that the city council public hearing date is incorrect on this slide since it didn't move to today. So the Denver zoning code has five review criteria that must be met in order for rezoning to be approved. The first criterion is consistency with adaptive plans, and there are three plans applicable to this rezoning. The staff report goes into further detail on how this rezoning meets the strategies in the comprehensive plan. So I'll just go over the subsequent to and from Blueprint Denver. The future neighborhood context is urban edge. These areas contain elements of both the urban and suburban context and are mostly single and two unit residential areas with some multi-unit and mixed use embedded throughout. And then Blueprint identifies this property as a low residential place type. These place types are mostly single unit. Residential uses and ads are appropriate. And then Southtown Street is a residential collector, which is also mostly characterized by residential uses consistent with the proposed request. And then the growth areas strategy and blueprint. Denver is all other areas of the city. This is where we anticipate to see 10% of new jobs and 20% of new housing by 2040. So allowing a rezoning to allow an EDU and will allow a slight increase in density. And then blueprint also includes specific policy guidance. So land use a built form housing policy for strategy states that individual rezonings to allow adds are appropriate and should be small in areas such as this request. And then the Asthma Park Neighborhood Perimeter Plan discusses maintaining the existing single and two unit zoning. And this and this rezoning will maintain that existing single unit zoning because ESU de one X is a single unit zoned district. And staff also finds this resounding meets the next two criteria. It will result in uniformity of district regulations, and it will further the public health, safety and welfare by implementing adaptive plans and providing a new type of housing in a largely single unit area. There's also a justifying circumstance for this rezoning in the guidance and blueprint Denver, which calls for AIDS in all of our residential neighborhoods. And then lastly, staff finds that the proposed rezoning is consistent with the urban neighborhood context. The residential districts, general purpose and then the specific intent of the ESU, D1 zoned district. So finding all five review criteria have been met. Staff recommends approval of this application, and that concludes my presentation.
Speaker 0: All right. Thank you very much, Libby, for the presentation. We have one individual signed up to speak for this hearing. Jesse Perez.
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Speaker 1: Denver in 2023.
Speaker 7: And I reside in District eight and Christopher heard this.
Speaker 1: District.
Speaker 7: I'm in favor of this rezoning tonight. It meets all five of the criteria. Consistency would adopt the plans formerly with this license for this public health, safety or wellness meet justify circumstances consistency with neighborhood context zone different purpose in a sense. So saying that it meets all five of the criteria. I am a supporter of this. Are you rezoning tonight?
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Speaker 0: Questions from members of Council on Council Bill 20 20475. I want to make sure. All right. The public hearing is closed. Comments by members of Council on Council Bill 22, Dash 0475. Councilman. Clerk.
Speaker 6: Thank you, Council President. I think that as demonstrated in the presentation and the staff report, this clearly.
Speaker 1: Meets the criteria. And I'll be voting yes tonight. Thank you.
Speaker 0: All right. Thank you, Councilman Clark. I concur with that, that it does meet the criteria and we'll be happy to support it this evening as well. Madam Secretary, roll call on Council Bill 22, Dash 0475, please.
Speaker 5: CdeBaca.
Speaker 2: I. Hines.
Speaker 7: I.
Speaker 2: Can I? Clarke.
Speaker 6: I.
Speaker 2: Flynn.
Speaker 6: I.
Speaker 2: Cashman. I'll take it. I'm.
Speaker 5: Sawyer.
Speaker 2: I.
Speaker 5: Torres.
Speaker 2: I. Black I.
Speaker 5: Madam President.
Speaker 0: I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce results.
Speaker 5: You have a nice.
A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 850 South Tejon Street in Athmar Park.
Approves a map amendment to rezone property from E-SU-Dx to E-SU-D1x (allows for an accessory dwelling unit), located at 850 S. Tejon St. in Council District 7. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-3-22.