Planning board calls up proposed conversion at 1836 Nineteenth Street for further review

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Planning Board members voted to call up a site‑review amendment and use review for 1836 Nineteenth Street, asking staff and the applicant for more documentation about the property’s occupancy history, the legal status of an existing rear deck and how a conversion from a group home to a single‑family dwelling would be conditioned.

The Boulder Planning Board on May 20 voted to call up a site review amendment and use review application for 1836 Nineteenth Street, a property with an existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval (B‑83‑64) where an applicant seeks to formalize an existing rear deck and convert a former group home into a single‑family detached dwelling.

Board members said they wanted more time to examine whether the proposed conversion complies with the city’s updated use chart and whether the PUD amendment properly formalizes setbacks and deck placement. The board’s call‑up means the project will return for full Planning Board review rather than moving forward only through staff review.

What staff said Shannon Muller, the planner on the project, told the board that older PUD approvals frequently did not show decks and other details; the amendment would “formalize the setbacks that apply to this…

Planning board calls up proposed conversion at 1836 Nineteenth Street for further review

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