4901 South Monaco Street rezone
District District 4Case 26-0777
Approved 11-0Not forecast
freeApproved 11-05 conditions of approval
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Denver Meetings
City Council, July 27, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 4901 South Monaco Street in Southmore Park, 11-0
5h 27m47,729 words
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What happened
Denver City Council approved two rezonings and referred an Xcel Energy franchise package to the November 2026 ballot. Council Bill 0777 rezoned 4901 South Monaco Street from B4 (with waivers) to SMX-5 to allow Guardian Recovery Network to operate a 160-bed residential substance-u…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Denver, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 11-0
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings406 South Quitman, Westwood
Approved 10-0406 South Quitman, Westwood · Andrew Gorel / Criselda Gorel
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4901 South Monaco Street
Approved 11-04901 South Monaco Street, Southmore Park · Guardian Recovery Network
5 conditions of approval
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Rezoning at 406 South Quitman in Westwood
Rezoning of ~10,000 sq ft lot at 406 South Quitman from Urban Edge Single Unit DX (ESU-DX) to Urban Edge Single Unit B (ESU-B) to allow a lot split into two single-unit homes. Property owners Andrew and Criselda Gorel (466 Quitman/Villa Park residents) plan two for-sale three-bedroom modular homes. Passed 10-0 (Parity absent for this vote).
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Meeting Summary
Denver City Council approved two rezonings and referred an Xcel Energy franchise package to the November 2026 ballot. Council Bill 0777 rezoned 4901 South Monaco Street from B4 (with waivers) to SMX-5 to allow Guardian Recovery Network to operate a 160-bed residential substance-u…
Key Decisions (4)
Approved
Rezoning at 406 South Quitman in Westwood
Vote: 10-0
Approved
Rezoning at 4901 South Monaco Street in Southmore Park
Vote: 11-0Conditions attached
Approved
Xcel Energy franchise, energy partnership, and DEN operating agreements referred to voters
Vote: 10-2
Continued
Re-referral of Council Bill 1036 (Denver Health correctional health care contract)
Vote: 11-0
Zoning Changes (2)
ESU-DXESU-B10,000 square feet
B-4SMX-5just under three acres
Development Activity (3)
Guardian Recovery residential behavioral health facility at 4901 South Monaco
Residential
Two single-unit homes at 406 South Quitman
Residential
Xcel Energy Denver distribution and transmission capital program
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Westwood property owners and staff emphasized the neighborhood needs more…
Commercial Demand
Strong regional shortage of behavioral-health and substance-use treatment beds cited…
Infrastructure
Xcel's franchise/partnership references a large-load tariff and data-center connection requirements…
Who Spoke (37)
ChairCouncilmember · 5Staff · 7ApplicantWitnessPublic · 12
On the record: the chair, 5 councilmembers, 7 staff members, the applicant, a witness, and 12 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.
E Elk Pl subdivision
District District 11Case 26-1008
No vote recorded
406 South Quitman Street rezone
District District 3Case 26-0776
No vote recorded
South Santa Fe Drive vacation
District District 7Case 26-0981
No vote recorded
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