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Originally Posted by bcp
Denver City Council may be losing it's damn mind...or just being a weather-vane - clearly they don't care about affordability:
1 - a SINGLE project used the no parking exemption for small lots - a few are on the books (scattered about) and now they want to amend / kill the zoning code.
2 - a few dozen projects have gone up with small courtyard sidewalks - ALL have sold out. A few complaints and time to redo the code...don't the sales number prove that it's what the constituents want?
3 - Areas of Change / Areas of Stability - isn't this the WHOLE IDEA? City close and near transit is where density goes. Period. That's why we did the planning and integrated it with FastTracks.
MAN THE EFF UP DCC and let denver become a dense city in a few spots...stop putting a few (or any) NIMBY's opinion above the market or developers.
Oh - good job Arapaho Square...assuming that no / low parking plan will stay in place?
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I've spoken with a city council person on this "moratorium" and I wouldn't get too wound up about it. All that's been done thus far is commitment to study the issue and consider revisions.
I think the most likely result is the Garden Court form is retained but modified: require a garden.. or a court.. as the name suggests and not just a sidewalk that wouldn't meet anyone's definition of either.
Also, recall the issue is the Garden Court form in particular neighborhoods, not necessarily everywhere. Thus, they could also retain the current form exactly as it is in many neighborhoods (no reason to ban it in area zoned for apartments or other forms similar to Garden Court anyways) but restrict or modify it for other neighborhoods.
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