“We’re in a very dense, high-traffic area. We barely have enough parking as it is today, and there’s literally been no consideration,” said Bill Vanderlan, President of the Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association.

Monday, Denver City Council approved a seven-month moratorium on the development of micro-apartments and other small lot development with no parking. Several residents testified in support of the measure, and the vote was unanimous.

Lots that are zoned mixed-used commercial and are 6,250 square feet or smaller have been exempt from off-street parking requirements since 2010. At that time, city officials hoped to encourage the reuse of old buildings or small-scale development.

But council members and neighborhood associations argue that developers have found a kind of loophole.

“These projects, what is being proposed to be built was never the intent of this ordinance,” said Councilman Jolon Clark, District 7.

According to city planning officials, 11 potential developments — including the one at 16th and Humboldt — are currently in the pipeline. Any of those projects with complete applications that are accepted by Community Planning and Development before August 25, 2016, are not subject to the moratorium.