INC ZAP Letter to Andrew Webb (CPD) Regarding Proposed Changes to Group Living March 27 2020 Andrew Webb, Senior City Planner Denver Community Planning & Development 201 W. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80203 March 27, 2020 Re: ZAP Feedback on Group Living Recommendations Andrew, Thank you for the opportunity to provide this feedback to CPD staff and members of the …Continue reading →
INC ZONING AND PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES August 24, 2019 Committee Co-chair Ean Tafoya convened the meeting. (Co-chair Christine O’Connor was unable to attend.) The following items were discussed: Terese Howard, an organizer with Denver Homeless Out Loud(DHOL) discussed the organization’s 7-year fight for the dignity and rights of persons who are homeless. She said that almost everyone who opposed Amendment …Continue reading →
Committee Member Laura Liska convened the meeting. (Co-chairs Ean Tafoya and Christine O’Connor were unable to attend.) The following items were discussed: Brad Johnson of the Community Planning and Development Department (johnson2@denvergov.org) continued his presentation from our April 27 committee meeting about the planning and rezoning for the National Western Center. He said that it is important to emphasize the …Continue reading →
The April 2019 INC Zoning and Planning meeting featured these speakers and topics: Brad Johnson of the Community Planning and Development Department and Eric Anderson of Jacobs Engineering updated the committee about the new 250-acre National Western Center and Erica Rogers, Excise and Licenses Department Policy Analyst, described the department’s proposal to allow Liquor Common Consumption areas in Denver.
Erica Rogers, Policy Analyst with Excise and Licenses) Denver explains the proposed ordinance on Common Consumption Areas. Erica presented the proposed Denver Ordinance to allow Common Consumption Areas within Denver. This ordinance would allow liquor to be carried from licensed premises into Common Consumption Areas defined by the owners of the premises (who form an association for that purpose.) These …Continue reading →
The March 2019 INC Zoning and Planning meeting featured these speakers and topics: Jeff Hirt of Community Planning and Development about changes to the General Plan Development process; Laura Brudzinski, the Director of Housing Programs and Planning in the Office of Economic Development, discussed how affordable housing will be considered in future GDPs and Dre Chiriboga-Flor, a senior housing organizer for 9 to 5, reviewed key issues they are working on at the state level.
The February 2019 INC-ZAP meeting featured a presentation about opportunity zones from Denver’s Chief Economist, an update on CPD’s deliberations on INC’s request for a delay in final consideration of Blueprint Denver and Comprehensive Plan 2040, and committee members discussed rationale for the requested delay.