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City Council, May 4, 2026

Approves Rezoning at 1453 North Wabash Street, East Colfax, 10-0

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What happened

Denver City Council approved three land-use items on May 4, 2026: rezoning 992 North Knox Court in Villa Park from E-SU-D to E-MS-3 (Council Bill 26-0345, 10-0), rezoning 1453 North Wabash Street in East Colfax from E-TU-B to E-MS-3 (Council Bill 26-0346, 10-0), and a zoning code…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Denver, CO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 4, 2026
Decisions
4 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 10-0

Free sample: decision 1 of 4

Colorado Enterprise Fund Build Denver loan agreement

Approving an agreement between the City and County of Denver and Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc. to fund the Build Denver program providing affordable loans, grants, funding, and business coaching to small businesses lacking access to capital citywide. Council Member Lewis abstained; adopted 11 ayes.

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Meeting Summary

Denver City Council approved three land-use items on May 4, 2026: rezoning 992 North Knox Court in Villa Park from E-SU-D to E-MS-3 (Council Bill 26-0345, 10-0), rezoning 1453 North Wabash Street in East Colfax from E-TU-B to E-MS-3 (Council Bill 26-0346, 10-0), and a zoning code…

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Colorado Enterprise Fund Build Denver loan agreement

Vote: 11-0
Approved

Rezoning at 992 North Knox Court, Villa Park

Vote: 10-0Conditions attached
Approved

Rezoning at 1453 North Wabash Street, East Colfax

Vote: 10-0Conditions attached
Approved

Site development plan validity period extension text amendment

Vote: 10-0Conditions attached

Zoning Changes (2)

E-SU-DE-MS-3~12,500 square feet
E-TU-BE-MS-3~6,000 square feet

Development Activity (4)

992 North Knox Court mixed-use development

Mixed-Use

1453 North Wabash Street auto body shop expansion

Commercial

Denver Rock Trail adjacent mixed-use housing project

Mixed-Use

17th and California mixed-use tower

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Denver has an oversupply of housing units with declining rents…

Commercial Demand

High interest rates, construction costs, and constrained capital markets have…

Sentiment

City finance department presented a dire budget outlook for 2026,…

Infrastructure

The Colfax BRT corridor is under construction, supporting higher-density mixed-use…

Who Spoke (33)

ChairCouncilmember · 6Staff · 6Applicant · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 7

On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 6 staff members, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 7 members of the public.

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Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

992 North Knox Court rezone

District District 3Case 26-0345
Approved 10-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 10-0moved by Hines4 conditions of approval
4 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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1453 North Wabash Street rezone

District District 8Case 26-0346
Approved 10-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 10-0moved by Hines2 conditions of approval
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A bill for an ordinance amending the Denver Zoning Code, concerning approval periods for… plan amendment

Case 26-0344
Approved 10-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 10-0moved by Hines2 conditions of approval
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361-363 West Evans Avenue rezone

District District 7Case 26-0521
No vote recorded

1057 South Gaylord Street rezone

District District 6Case 26-0389
No vote recorded

5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street rezone

District District 9Case 26-0392
No vote recorded

3232 Larimer Street rezone

District District 9Case 26-0391
No vote recorded

4458 North Pearl Street rezone

Case 26-0476
No vote recorded

More land-use items (1)

1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • A bill for an ordinance authorizing a moratorium on data centers site planCase 26-0431
    No vote recorded

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Zoning Changes
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Market Signals
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