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Boulder Council approves reuse of 1836 Nineteenth St. as detached dwelling unit
Summary
By a unanimous vote, Boulder City Council approved a site review amendment and use review allowing the adaptive reuse of a former group care home at 1836 Nineteenth Street into a detached dwelling unit, resolving a long-running planning dispute over whether detached houses predominate in the area.
Boulder City Council on Sept. 4 approved a site review amendment and a use review to allow the existing structure at 1836 Nineteenth Street to be used as a detached dwelling unit and to formalize an existing rear deck. The motion passed unanimously after council replaced a prior planning board denial on the use review criterion.
City planning staff told council the building originally had approvals from the early 1980s as a group care home and that the special review for that use had lapsed. Shannon Moller, senior planner, said staffrecommends a motion to approve the site review and the use review applications, noting the proposal dedicates public easements and maintains the ditch area traversing the corner of the lot.
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