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More Than 20% Of Denver Exempt From Controversial Group Living Rule Change Proposal

Any neighborhood with a Home Owners Association would not have to follow the proposed changes.

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By Kati Weis

September 10, 2020

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DENVER (CBS4) – A proposal aimed at creating affordable housing options in all neighborhoods of Denver would not apply to more than 20% of the city, officials with Denver Community Planning and Development, or CPD, confirm to CBS4 Investigates.

Any neighborhood with a Home Owners Association, or HOA, would not have to follow the proposed changes, and any neighborhood still under the city’s old zoning code would also be exempt.

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“When the city council adopted the Denver Zoning Code, they also stipulated at that time that the old code, now called Former Chapter 59, can’t be amended after June 25, 2010,” explained Andrew Webb, senior city planner. “Since 2010, our overarching policy has been to rezone properties out of Former Chapter 59 and into the new code, the Denver Zoning Code. We do that via incentives to property owners… we have also done CPD-led and Council-led rezoning efforts.”

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