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Council adopts legislative rezoning for near‑southeast neighborhoods after amendments, moving dozens of parcels from former Chapter 59 into Denver zoning code
Summary
City Council adopted Council Bill 24‑1644 as amended, a legislative rezoning that implements the Near Southeast Area Plan by converting many former Chapter 59 parcels to current Denver zone districts and applying mixed‑use design standards on corridors; the amendment to remove one contested parcel passed 11–0 and final passage was 11–0.
Council Member Alvidrez put Council Bill 24‑1644 on the floor for final passage as amended; the council adopted the bill after voting to approve a sponsor amendment offered by Council Member Cashman.
CPD Principal City Planner Fran Peña Fiel and colleagues described the legislative rezoning as an implementation step for the Near Southeast Area Plan. Peña Fiel said the project has two primary goals: improve design standards along centers and corridors (for example, Colorado Boulevard, Evans Avenue and Leetsdale Drive) and bring properties currently zoned under the former Chapter 59 into the Denver zoning code so modern standards and predictable entitlements apply.
Joe Green and Fritz Claessen of CPD detailed the proposed map changes across neighborhoods —…
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