Council President Albus Brooks said a committee made up of 12 to 15 people will begin looking at ways to potentially modify city code. He said residents, developers and experts will all be part of the conversation.
The academy will be held three weeknights this fall, September 29, October 13 and October 27. RNO and INC members should apply to be selected for the Academy. Thirty Denver residents will be selected. Fifteen of the applicants will be selected from the RNO and INC members who apply. To apply or for additional information, visit DenverGov.org/CPD. The application deadline is August 19.
The district, if adopted by City Council, would apply to the approximate area in southeast Denver bounded by South Dahlia Street, East Louisiana Avenue, South Filbert Way and East Florida Avenue. The purpose of the district is to conserve the Eichler style of California contemporary home built by H. B. Wolff in the area in the 1950s. Several neighbors, with support from Historic Denver, Inc. and Councilman Kashmann worked very hard to research the history and architecture of the area and generated signatures of support from approximately 90% of the property owners. Kate Adams and Karen Flanagan described their efforts to the committee. The City Council hearing will probably be held in late November.
By Former City Council Woman District 10 Cathy Donahue
The three newcomers did not come from the ranks of “party” politics or any other of the usual paths into elective office. We were “unknown” to the Denver political establishment and we did not receive the normal campaign contributions from Denver’s development community. The entire cost of my 1975 election was $3,000. My opponent spent $4,000 — quite a change from today’s campaigns where office seekers spend $100,000 to be elected to the Denver City Council
The neighborhood organization had hoped to find a workable solution through the negotiation of a good neighbor agreement, but the two parties have been unable to come to terms, Emerick said. Good neighbor agreements, which lay out operating restrictions agreed upon by the business owner and area residents, are “very common” in the liquor and retail marijuana licensing process when license-seeking businesses are close to homes, city spokesman Dan Rowland said.
“Really, they’re in the business owner’s best interest to do them,” Rowland said. “They have to show there is both a need and a desire from the neighborhood to have this license there.”
The total number of available marijuana sales locations will be capped at no more than 226, based upon the total number locations where licensed marijuana sales were occurring as of May 1, 2016, plus the number of new locations that could potentially be added upon approval of applications that were pending on May 1, 2016.
The total number of available marijuana cultivation locations will be capped at no more than 311, based upon the total number of locations where licensed marijuana cultivation was occurring as of May 1, 2016, plus the number of new locations that could potentially be added upon approval of applications that were pending on May 1, 2016.
The company says petitioners had no basis to request a renewal hearing and that only the Department of Community Planning and Development, not Excise and Licenses, can determine whether plant husbandry is a permitted use.
Besides the Department of Excise and Licenses, Starbuds also names Loucks and the city and county of Denver as defendants in its complaint. Starbuds is represented by attorneys Emilio De Simone and Trevor McFee.
De Simone said housing a dispensary and grow facility in the same building saves Starbuds time and money since the cannabis grown upstairs is sold downstairs.
