City Council, May 11, 2026
Votes on Rezoning at 5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street, Elyria Swansea, 12-0
What happened
Denver City Council approved the rezoning of 1057 South Gaylord Street in Washington Park from UMS-2 to UMS-2 with a waiver permitting lodging/accommodation uses (hotels), 12-0 (Council Bill 26-0389, ReZone 2025-0000027).
- Jurisdiction
- Denver, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 12-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Rezoning at 1057 South Gaylord Street, Washington Park
Rezoning of 5,555 sq ft two-story mixed-use building at 1057 South Gaylord Street in Washington Park (Council District 6). Zoning remains UMS-2 with a waiver changing lodging/accommodation, all other use from Not Permitted (NP) to Permitted with a Zoning Permit (PZP), allowing hotels in addition to bed and breakfast. Planning Board voted 8-0. Council approved 12-0.
- Waiver permitting lodging accommodation, all other use with a zoning permit
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
Denver City Council approved the rezoning of 1057 South Gaylord Street in Washington Park from UMS-2 to UMS-2 with a waiver permitting lodging/accommodation uses (hotels), 12-0 (Council Bill 26-0389, ReZone 2025-0000027).
Key Decisions (7)
Rezoning at 1057 South Gaylord Street, Washington Park
Rezoning at 5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street, Elyria Swansea
Renewal of Five Points Business Improvement District
Prevailing Wage Ordinance Amendment 1 (Council Bill 0542)
Prevailing Wage Ordinance Amendment 2 (Council Bill 0542)
Prevailing Wage Ordinance final passage (Council Bill 0542)
Postponement of Council Resolution 0562 (right of first refusal waiver)
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (4)
Rossonian Hotel redevelopment
Mixed-Use
The Point / 30th and Downing TOD apartment redevelopment
Residential
20th and Welton eight-story multifamily development
Residential
Rezoning at 1057 South Gaylord Street
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Multiple new small businesses (Culture Cocktail Lounge, The Cipher, Urban…
Commercial Demand
Welton Street commercial lease rates were found to be uncompetitive…
Infrastructure
RTD has committed $750,000-$964,000 for a Welton Street corridor study,…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 9 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the applicant, and 4 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
5101-5115 North Milwaukee Street rezone
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A bill for an ordinance authorizing a moratorium on data centers site plan
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