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Denver extends site‑development‑plan deadlines for projects approved through 2025 to protect ~22,600 entitled units
Summary
Council adopted a text amendment (Council Bill 26‑0344) to extend by 36 months the validity period for site development plans approved on or before Dec. 31, 2025, a move CPD says will help preserve about 22,600 residential units in the entitlement pipeline amid high interest rates and construction‑cost pressures.
Denver City Council on May 4 approved a text amendment extending the validity period for many approved site development plans (SDPs), a change city planners said is meant to preserve roughly 22,600 residential units currently entitled but at risk of expiring because of market disruption.
CPD Executive Director Brad(Bridal) Buchanan and director Chris Gleisner told council the amendment would add three years to the SDP validity period for plans approved on or before Dec. 31, 2025, giving projects more runway to assemble financing and obtain building permits. Staff said Planning Board unanimously recommended the text amendment…
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