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Council approves rezoning for 1252 W. Byers Place in Valverde after staff presentation and public questions
Summary
After a staff presentation and two public speakers, the Denver City Council voted 10-0 to rezone 1252 W. Byers Place in Valverde from ETUB to IMX-3 (with waivers) to allow an industrial-mixed-use building; neighbors asked about parking, future uses and protections against junkyards.
Denver’s City Council on Monday approved Council Bill 12-72, rezoning 1252 W. Byers Place in the Valverde neighborhood from ETUB (urban edge) to Industrial Mixed Use 3 (IMX-3) with waiver language intended to preserve street-level industrial and wholesale uses.
Justin Montgomery, senior city planner with Community Planning and Development, told council the small, vacant lot (just under 8,000 square feet and currently used as a camper-van parking/storage lot) is in the Sun Valley manufacturing preservation area and that IMX-3 with waivers would permit a mixed-use industrial building of up to three stories. He said the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval and staff found the request consistent with Blueprint Denver and the West Area Plan.
Jess Harrison, speaking for several neighborhood groups, registered opposition and asked what kinds of businesses would be allowed, how parking concerns would be addressed and whether any transportation study had been completed. Justin Montgomery responded that the IMX-3 designation would not allow junkyards or long-term car storage and that the current parking use could continue until redevelopment. Applicant Mark Hamlish, who identified himself as the property owner, said the concept under consideration is a single industrial building with the option of residential or office space on a second floor and that the current van-storage business would not continue after redevelopment.
Councilmember Torres said she would support the rezoning because it removes the car-accumulation use and ensures industrial outcomes compatible with nearby mixed uses. On roll call, the bill passed with 10 ayes; the ordinance was adopted.
Next step: with passage, zoning on the parcel will change to IMX-3 with waivers; specific development proposals would return through the usual permitting and design review processes.
