Neighborhoods Wake Up To Short-Term Rental Woes
Denver has been known for its highly livable neighborhoods which contain more single
family homes than almost any comparable city in the United States. But single family
homes have been deemed by some progressive urbanists as a villain in the fight against
urban sprawl and the cause of much hated suburbia.
There has been a call for ever more density in Denver by individuals such as Denver
Planning Executive Director Brad Buchanan (who lives on a 1,500 acre ranch outside of
Denver) and former councilman and failed auditor candidate Chris Nevitt. Nevitt demanded
in a speech explaining why he was voting for high density rezoning of Mount Gilead Church
property that every neighborhood in Denver must do its share to absorb high density. His
views were condemned by neighborhood groups and even by The Denver Post in a scathing
editorial. But his views are believed to be supported by a significant majority on the Denver
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