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Staff: City council upheld DRB decision on 1 Vela; master plan update and code revisions to proceed concurrently
Summary
Urban planning manager Ryan Tiefertiller told the Downtown Review Board on May 6 that City Council on April 7 upheld the board’s approval of the 1 Vela 27‑story mixed‑use project by a 6‑1 vote and that public outreach and concurrent updates to the downtown master plan and form‑based code will proceed this year.
Ryan Tiefertiller, urban planning manager, updated the Downtown Review Board on May 6, 2025, saying City Council on April 7 upheld the board’s approval of the 1 Vela project — a 27‑story apartment mixed‑use building at Costilla and Sawatch — by a 6‑1 vote. Tiefertiller said Councilman Donaldson was the sole dissenting vote and that Council members Risley and Hengem were absent from that hearing.
Tiefertiller also outlined public outreach for the downtown master plan update: a “coffee and chat” on the Pioneers Museum south lawn (7:30–9:30 a.m.)…
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