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Council approves rezoning, landscaping code updates and a quarterly budget cleanup
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Summary
At the April 16 meeting the council approved ordinances to rezone 20.84 acres to a mixed-use corridor, adopt landscaping/screening and fencing code updates (including wildfire-resiliency and water-conservation elements), and passed a quarterly appropriation ordinance reflecting 2025 carryovers and reallocations.
During its April 16 session the Glenwood Springs City Council approved several routine but substantive agenda items.
Ordinance 2026-07 formally rezoned seven parcels (totaling 20.84 acres) from the Glenwood Springs Mall PUD to a Mixed Use Corridor (M-1) district to reflect earlier land-use decisions. Council moved and approved the ordinance with no public comment.
The council also adopted Ordinance 2026-09, updating the municipal code for landscaping, screening and fencing. Community Development staff said the redlined changes incorporate three rationales: staff clean-up, compliance with Senate Bill 24-005 (prohibiting certain water-intensive turf uses for new and redevelopment), and incorporation of provisions from the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (e.g., restrictions on plantings within 5–10 feet of structures and noncombustible fencing material requirements near buildings). Planning & Zoning reviewed and recommended approval; council adopted the ordinance 7-0.
Finally, the council approved a routine supplemental appropriation ordinance to reflect carryovers from the 2025 budget and expenditures approved since the 2026 budget was submitted. Finance Director Yvette Gostat presented the item and council approved the ordinance unanimously.
Each ordinance vote was recorded in the meeting minutes; staff will proceed with implementation steps tied to the respective code changes.
