The new Denver Zoning Code is almost a done deal. The City Council has voted on a timeline, the public hearings are over and the new Zoning Code Draft # 3 is available for your examination and comment HERE. There are TWO more PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS scheduled in November and it won’t be a surprise if that’s not all she wrote. All of the momentum is in place to get the new code in place in early 2010.
It’s not in anybody’s interest to delay this process any further. Uncertainty is the enemy of investment and development, and the enemy of your home’s valuation. It’s gonna get done and if you want to have a say…now’s the time.
Take a look at the new draft. City planners appear to have taken into account many public comments and made positive changes to the new draft.
If you don’t get involved now you don’t get to b**ch later. And we all know how much the people who pay no attention during the process like to b**ch about the result!
Well I just got my first glimpse of the new zoning code map for my neighborhood, Sunnyside. According to an article in the recent North Denver Tribune Councilman Rick Garcia said this, ”This means that nearly all of my city council district will be rezoned to Single Unit Residential zoning district.” That’s it in a nutshell, but the issue is much more complex and in the Tribune article Garcia goes into some of the complexity.
Go to the New Code Denver website. Find your neighborhood map. Figure out what your new zone will be (I’m U-SU-C!) If you want to have any say in what your little part of the world is going to look like you better get involved now. In referring to meetings he has had to solicit community input Councilman Garcia said he would continue to respond to neighborhood questions “…as the new Code winds it’s way through Denver city council for adoption before the end of the year.”
This is it folks…speak now or forever hold your peace. Get informed, email the CPD, call your Councilman (Rick was very open to my input). You can make a difference but you have to get off your ass to do it!
We’ve been talking about the new Denver Zoning Code and how it will shape Denver’s future. The rollout has begun. If you want to know more about the new code, what your neighborhood type is, or how you can find out the answers to these and other questions check out the City’s website here.
Great information there, including a schedule of District by District draft code/map workshops, Zoning Blogs, and a glossary of terms. Get answers to all your questions about what’s going to happen when there is no more R-1, R-2, or R-2b3cblah blah blah zoning.
The workshops are where the rubber will meet the road. Questions and answers about what the last couple of years work by Peter Park and the Zoning Code Task Force will mean to you. Who’s doing the mapping? Who decided what contex is correct for Sunnyside?
If you don’t get involved now you don’t get to complain later!!
Check it out.
If you’re thinking that Social Media is just for hipsters, you may need to catch up on what’s happening out there in world of 2009. 
A lot of people have a lot of misconceptions about what the uses and effects of Facebook, twitter, et al, can be. If you’re interested in the subject Marc Davison’s column on the subject for INMANnews has some great insight.
It’s not just about using the technology, it’s about HOW you use the technology. Check it out! It might change your online life!
The good news just keeps on coming. Everybody is talking about Denver Real Estate and the current up trend. Follow the latest on the 5280 Blog.
We’re hearing more and more from the national media and people who know that Denver is leading the country out of the housing slump. Everybody from Barbara Corcoran on the Today Show, to John Burns in Builder magazine are singing the praises of the Denver Real Estate Market. The closely watched S & P/ Case Schiller Index announced yesterday , according to the Denver Business Journal, that of the the 20 major markets surveyed there were 2 markets showing month over month increases…Denver was one. If you’re waiting to buy…stop waiting, the bottom has passed. If you’re waiting to sell…you’re gonna miss the bounce!
Doing some home renovation this summer? Want to do it right? How about a free permit from the city?
For a limited time, June 1-15, 2009, Denver is issuing FREE construction permits to homeowners and licensed contractors making qualified home improvements or repairs to existing one and two family dwellings. The Home Renovation Bonanza (I know, I know…but this is the City) is being offered to encourage you to fix it up!
Visit the link above to see all the details of what’s covered and how the whole deal works.
Now…GET TO WORK!
If you have no idea what the illustration above is about, you need to attend a meeting on the new Denver Zoning Code. Visit the website to get a schedule of meeting times and locations. Currently 6 public workshops is what you get. Learn as much as you can and have a voice in how Denver will look for the next 100 years. The current code is 53 years old and such a crazy quilt that it has to be scrapped. What’s going to replace it? Whatever it is it will be around for a long time. Get involved, tell Peter Park what you think. Have a chat with the Mayor. Now’s your chance. The only thing at stake is Denver’s future.
The Lofgren Family Carbon Monoxide Safety Act has been signed by the Governor and will go into effect on July 1, 2009. The bill will affect you if you are constructing a new home, selling your current home or own rental property. In essence the bill says that after July 1, 2009 all new and sold property which has a fuel fired heater or appliance, (stove, hot water heater, etc) a fireplace, or an attached garage, must have carbon monoxide detectors installed on each occupied level and within 15 feet of any area designated for sleeping. ALL properties available for rent must have detectors on each level and within 15 feet of the entrance to all areas designated for sleeping. Read the full text here
These detectors are now available in many locations for $20-$40.
Don’t wait until your home is for sale. DO IT NOW.
If you’ve never seen a copy of the current Denver zoning code, you’d probably be amazed. It’s big. It’s bloated. It’s confusing. And all of that is about to change. After 53 years the city is preparing to roll out a series of public meetings to let you know how Denver and your neighborhood will look for the next 100 years. If you want to get a look head here.
Whatever you think about “right zoning”, downzoning, scrapeoffs, development, granny flats, or keeping chickens, now is your chance to see what Peter Park and the Zoning Code Task Force have been up to. If you think it won’t affect you…you’re wrong. Go to a meeting:
Public hearings
City officials have scheduled five public hearings to discuss the proposed zoning code:
5:30 p.m. May 12: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St.
6:30 p.m. May 13: Place Middle School Auditorium, 7125 Cherry Creek North Drive.
6:30 p.m. May 14: Lake Middle School Auditorium, 1820 Lowell Blvd.
6:30 p.m. May 19:Denver School of the Arts Concert Hall, 7111 Montview Blvd.
6:30 p.m. May 21: Abraham Lincoln High Auditorium, 2285 S. Federal Blvd.
And read more about it in the Denver Post
