Committee forwards 12-acre Green Valley Ranch rezoning for 4507 Bridal Way to full council

A Denver City Council committee on Tuesday moved to forward a map amendment to rezone roughly 12 acres at 4507 Bridal Way in the Gateway Green Valley Ranch neighborhood from former Chapter 59 PUD 319 into the Denver Zoning Code’s SMX‑5 suburban mixed‑use district.

The recommendation to forward the file to the full City Council came from Community Planning and Development (CPD). Tony LaChuga of CPD told the Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that city agencies found infrastructure studies and road layouts completed under the original PUD made the project suitable for rezoning without a separate large‑development review.

CPD said the change would allow development forms similar to the surrounding superblock but would permit more residential options than the PUD’s remaining cap. The site is about 12 acres, currently vacant, and Bridal Way is a newly created road along its eastern edge. The PUD previously allowed building heights up to about 150…