17600 East 56th Avenue rezone
District District 11Case 26-0176
Continued 11-0Not forecast
freeContinued 11-0moved by Gilmour4 conditions of approval
Denver Meetings
City Council, April 6, 2026
Votes on Rezoning at 17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street (Denver Spur), 11-0
1h 43m14,564 words
83 mentionsrezoningpublic hearingapprovedmotion to approvezoningrezonemixed useresidentialsubdivisioncommercialland usecomprehensive plandensitytraffic studyplatDenver, CO
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What happened
The Denver City Council postponed the required public hearing on Council Bill 26-0176, a rezoning of 74 acres at 17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street in Gateway Green Valley Ranch from former Chapter 59 CMU-10/CMU-30 to SMX-5 and SMX-8 for a mixed-use developmen…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Denver, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 11-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearings17600 East 56th Avenue
Awaiting final vote17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street, Gateway Green Valley Ranch · Peter Wall
4 conditions of approval
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Rezoning at 17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street (Denver Spur)
Rezoning of 74 acres in Gateway Green Valley Ranch from former Chapter 59 CMU-10 with conditions and CMU-30 with waivers in the adult use overlay to SMX-5 (five-story) and SMX-8 (eight-story) mixed-use districts for a mixed-use development including multi-unit residential. 17 acres sold to Denver Public Schools for a future K-8 school; approx. 5.88 acres dedicated for a neighborhood park. Applicant/developer's rep Peter Wall appeared on behalf of the applicant. Hearing postponed to June 8, 2026 to resolve park fee-in-lieu questions. Postponement passed 11-0.
- High impact development compliance plan: 21% income-restricted units if LIHTC award received, otherwise 12%
- at least 50% of income-restricted units two bedrooms and 20% three bedrooms
- traffic signals at 51st and Telluride by 2028 and 51st and Elmendorf by 2031
- hawk signal planned between the two lights
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Denver City Council postponed the required public hearing on Council Bill 26-0176, a rezoning of 74 acres at 17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street in Gateway Green Valley Ranch from former Chapter 59 CMU-10/CMU-30 to SMX-5 and SMX-8 for a mixed-use developmen…
Key Decisions (5)
Continued
Rezoning at 17600 East 56th Avenue and 4991 North Telluride Street (Denver Spur)
Vote: 11-0Conditions attached
Approved
Proclamation 0481 - Financial Literacy Month
Vote: 11-0
Amended
Council Resolution 0329 - amending City Council rules of procedure
Vote: passed
Approved
Council Resolution 0340 - forensic pathology services agreement
Vote: passed
Approved
Council Resolution 0339 - Amazon Web Services purchase order
Vote: passed
Zoning Changes (1)
CMU-10SMX-574 acres
Development Activity (1)
Denver Spur mixed-use development
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Denver is pursuing rezonings of former Chapter 59 properties along…
Infrastructure
Park maintenance and funding deficits were flagged as constraining the…
Commercial Demand
Community and CPD feedback pushed the Denver Spur applicant away…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCouncilmember · 10Staff · 3Applicant's RepWitnessPublic · 3
On the record: the chair, 10 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
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No vote recorded
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No vote recorded
1453 North Wabash Street rezone
District District 8Case 26-0346
No vote recorded
3601 North Monaco Street Parkway rezone
District District 8Case 26-0206
No vote recorded
2625 East 3rd Avenue rezone
District District 5Case 26-0207
No vote recorded
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No vote recorded
4211 North Hooker Street rezone
District District 1Case 26-0230
No vote recorded
More land-use items (1)
1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
- South Delaware Street vacationCase 25-1861No vote recorded
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