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Photo: Warren Residences, 1630 E. 14th Avenue | |
Development news from Community Planning and Development (CPD)
In this issue, you will find:
- Congratulations to the 2022 Mayor's Design Awards winners
- Building code adoption briefing recap and next steps
- Wastewater / Sewer Use and Drainage Permit (SUDP) fee update for 2023
- ICYMI: Recaps from our last newsletter
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Congratulations to the 2022 Mayor's Design Awards winners | |
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On November 15, Mayor Michael Hancock presented the 2022 Mayor's Design Awards to 12 winners at a ceremony. The chosen projects reflect outstanding work in green building, community-led development, preservation, pedestrian-focused urban design and more, all across the city. Thank you to all who attended and our panelists Jon Buerge, chief development officer at Urban Villages; Renee Martinez-Stone, director of the planning & data department at the Denver Housing Authority; Andy Rockmore, architect and principal at SAR+; and Eugenia Di Girolamo, chief urban designer for the City and County of Denver for leading a fantastic conversation on defining design excellence.
The 2022 Mayor’s Design Award winners are:
- Denver Beer Co. – South Downing, 2425 S. Downing Street
- Improper City, 3201 Walnut Street
- Burwell Center for Career Achievement, 2190 E. Asbury Avenue
- Chicano/a/x Murals of Colorado Project, La Alma Lincoln Park Historic Cultural District and 2895 W. 8th Avenue
- Colfax Is Colfax, Colfax Avenue from the Colorado State Capitol to East High School
- Citizen West 10, 140 W. 10th Avenue
- Milo Luxury Residences, 4109 E. 10th Avenue
- Platte Street Plaza, 1553 Platte Street
- Viña Apartments, 2121 E. 48th Avenue
- Warren Residences, 1630 E. 14th Avenue
- Platte Fifteen, 2375 15th Street
- Denver Art Museum – Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center and Martin Building Project, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway
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Burwell Center for Career Achievement | |
Chicano/a/x Murals of Colorado Project | |
Thank you for joining the 2022 building code adoption briefing | |
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If you missed our code adoption briefing on November 8, the following resources are available for review.
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Next steps for the 2022 building code adoption
The final draft codes will begin moving through the legislative process starting next month. Below is the tentative schedule.
- Land Use, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee (LUTI) – 12/20/2022
- Second reading and vote at City Council – 1/10/2023
- Transition period begins – 1/12/2023
- Effective date for Energize Denver requirements – 3/1/2023
- Effective date for the 2022 Denver Building & Fire Code and 2022 Denver Green Code – 5/1/2023
Learn more >
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Wastewater / Sewer Use and Drainage Permit (SUDP) fee update for 2023
Before any building or construction may begin, a developer/owner must provide adequate storm and sanitary sewer services to the development site. Every year, wastewater permitting from the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) adjusts SUDP fees to account for inflation. Please note that all SUDP permits issued and/or paid for on or after January 1, 2023, will need to follow the new fee schedule.
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ICYMI:
Recaps from our last newsletter
- On June 6, 2022, Denver City Council voted to approve the Expanding Housing Affordability (EHA) policy. Single-family/duplex projects were able to continue under the existing rules if they had a building permit submitted and paid all applicable plan review fees by June 30, 2022; AND a building permit approved and issued by December 31, 2022. Due to the significant delay in residential building permit plan review times, we are requesting to change December 31, 2022, to June 16, 2023.
- Bureau Veritas, a third-party plan review consultant, is reviewing residential permit applications, adding much-needed capacity to this review group.
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