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.
The October INC-ZAP meeting featured the following topics: Group Living Advisory Committee update, General Development Plans modification working group status, CPD presentation on 41st & Fox Street area maximum parking requirements, marijuana social use license progress, Downtown Area Plan amendment to create new D-CPV zone district, with incentive height limits for developers who build affordable housing, and the committee approved making a request to the mayor to extend the deadline for citizen and RNO comments on the Denver Comprehensive Plan 2040 and Denveright draft documents to February 18, 2019
Many slot homes do not engage the street or sidewalk with street-level building activities, porches or human entrances that promote interaction with neighbors and ownership of the public realm.
The siting, setbacks and uses sometimes do not reflect the existing or desired future conditions of the street or neighborhood.
They often negatively impact the pedestrian-oriented character of the street and sidewalk by visible driveways, parking areas and garage doors.
Many slot homes do not incorporate human-scale proportions, heights and design elements.
