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Staff urges denial of single‑lot rezoning at 3601 N. Monaco; planning board had recommended approval

Community Planning and Housing Committee, Denver (Consolidated County and City) City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

CPD recommended denial of a rezoning request at 3601 N. Monaco Street that would allow a duplex on a roughly 6,000 sq ft vacant lot; the planning board recommended approval and the committee voted to forward the item to full council after debate over neighborhood plan guidance and whether the rezoning would establish a new pattern.

City planning staff recommended denying a rezoning that would allow two‑unit housing at 3601 North Monaco Street, saying the request departs from the neighborhood's established zoning pattern and lacks the level of neighborhood input Blueprint Denver requires to set a new pattern.

Joe Green of Community Planning and Development told the Community Planning and Housing Committee the vacant lot is just over 6,000 square feet and that the applicant seeks to change the zone from ESUDX (single‑unit urban edge with a 6,000 sq ft minimum) to ETUC (two‑unit urban edge, 5,500 sq ft minimum). "This is another application that staff is recommending denial and the planning board…

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