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City Council, September 14, 2026

Approves Rezoning at 3201 North Speer Boulevard, 10-0

1h 36m13,323 words
39 mentionsapprovedzoningpublic hearingrezoningrezonemixed usecommercialPUDland usecomprehensive planresidentialDenver, CO
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What happened

Denver City Council approved the rezoning of 3201 North Speer Boulevard in West Highland from U-SU-A to U-MX-2X on a 10-0 vote (Council Bill 26-1111), enabling full commercial use of the existing building.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Denver, CO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
September 14, 2026
Decisions
9 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 10-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

~55,000 square feet

Approved 10-0
3201 North Speer Boulevard, West Highland · Cody Seedorf, Real Architecture

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Rezoning at 3201 North Speer Boulevard

Rezoning of a ~55,000 sq ft triangular corner commercial lot with a two-story 1953 building from U-SU-A (urban single unit A) to U-MX-2X (urban mixed use 2X) in West Highland, Council District 1, to allow the entirety of the existing building to be used for commercial use. Applicant Cody Seedorf with Real Architecture. Approved 10-0.

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Meeting Summary

Denver City Council approved the rezoning of 3201 North Speer Boulevard in West Highland from U-SU-A to U-MX-2X on a 10-0 vote (Council Bill 26-1111), enabling full commercial use of the existing building.

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Key Decisions (9)

Approved

Rezoning at 3201 North Speer Boulevard

Vote: 10-0Moved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

Amendatory agreement with Mark Young Construction for DPR Northwest facility at Cuernavaca Park

Vote: 10-1Moved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

Amendment to HOST strategic plan requirements

Vote: 10-1Moved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

MWBE and small business enterprise contracting ordinance

Vote: 10-1Moved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

Vibrant Denver Bond funding for Denver Zoo and Museum of Nature and Science

Vote: unanimousMoved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

Sanderson Gulch Resiliency Project grant agreement

Vote: unanimousMoved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Approved

Gunshot detection (ShotSpotter) secondary agreement with Sound Thinking, Inc.

Vote: unanimousMoved by Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Other

First reading rezoning at 76 North Hazel Court and other sites in Barnum

Approved

Naming of park at 47th Avenue and North Telluride Street as Fox Run Park

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Zoning Changes (2)

U-SU-AU-MX-2X~55,000 square feet

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Development Activity (2)

DPR Northwest facility at Cuernavaca Park

Infrastructure

Adaptive reuse of building at 3201 North Speer Boulevard

Commercial

Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Denver is actively pursuing new shelter capacity, including a proposed…

Infrastructure

Severe drought has completely dried up Houston Lake in District…

Commercial Demand

West Highland's 3201 North Speer Boulevard rezoning to U-MX-2X reflects…

Sentiment

District 11 (Montbello/Green Valley Ranch) leadership is vocally opposing perceived…

Agenda results

3418 West 14th Avenue rezone

District District 3Case 26-1185
No vote recorded

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.

All speaker roles: 10 Councilmember, 5 Staff, 2 Witness, 2 Clerk, 1 Chair.

Identified name roles: 7 Councilmember, 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Witness.

Speaker sample: Nathan Mirabile, Staff.

12 more identified names in Pro: 7 Councilmember, 3 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Witness.

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Zoning terms (11)

39 recorded timestamps

  • approved (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (6 timestamps)
  • public hearing (8 timestamps)
  • rezoning (6 timestamps)
  • rezone (1 timestamps)
  • mixed use (2 timestamps)

Decision moments (9)

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