HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021 Ordinance No. 0381
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 38 COUNCIL BILL NO. 37
SERIES OF 2021 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER SIERRA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 16, CHAPTER 2, SECTIONS
1(E)(1)(2)(3) 2, 7(B)(1)(2), 7(H)(2)(3), 7(I(2),
20(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)(G)(H)(I)(J)(K)(L)(M)(N), 9(F)(2) TITLE 16, CHAPTER 3,
SECTIONS 2(B)(3)(4)(5), 2(D)(4), TITLE 16, CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS
2(C(9), (D)(3), 4(C)(2)(b), TITLE 16, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1, (C)(4) )
AND TITLE 16, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 14 ALL OF THE ENGLEWOOD
MUNICIPAL CODE 2000, REGARDING UPDATES TO THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO,
AND THE ADOPTION OF THE ENGLEWOOD TRANSIT STATION AREA
SPECIFIC PLAN AS A SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATORY DOCUMENT
REFERENCED IN TITLE 16, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(C), the
Professional Staff of the Community Development Department did review the proposed
amendments to the Unified Development Code of the City of Englewood (UDC), and did
prepare a report of its recommendations for review by the Planning and Zoning
Commission and City Council;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(D), the
Planning and Zoning Commission did review the proposed amendments and the
recommendation of City staff, and held a public hearing on June 22, 2021 and July 7,
2021, for public comment and review upon the proposed amendments;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(D), at their
meeting of June 22, 2021 and July 7, 2021, the Planning Commission did vote to
recommend to the City Council the approval of the proposed amendments;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(E), the City
Council did review the proposed amendments and the recommendations of both the
Professional Staff of the Community Development Department and the Planning
Commission, and held a public hearing on August 2, 2021, for public comment and review
upon the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(F), at their
meeting of August 2, 2021, the City Council did find that the proposed amendments to
the UDC either correct an error in the current text of that Code, consistent with the
adopted Comprehensive Plan, or events, trends, or facts evident after adoption of the
UDC have changed the character or condition of the community so as to make the
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proposed amendments consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and the amendment is
necessary to promote the public health, safety, or welfare of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
In accordance with the provisions of Englewood Municipal Code §16-2-6(E) the
following amendments to the Unified Development Code of the City of Englewood,
Colorado, are hereby approved.
Section 1. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 1: Administrative and
Review Roles
16-2-1: Administrative and Review Roles.
E. Advisory Specific Plan Design Review Committee.
1. City Council may elect to appoint an ad hoc advisory Specific Plan Design
Review Committee consisting of one (1) City Council member and one (1)
Planning and Zoning Commission member and one (1) Downtown
Development Authority Board member on a rotational per project basis and
one (1) or more architectural design professionals recommended by the
Community Development Department to serve as an Advisory Specific Plan
Design Review Committee for Specific Plan site development plan review
in order to determine compliance with Specific Plan design standards and
guidelines.
2. The Advisory Specific Plan Design Review Committee will review the
applicant's Specific Plan site development plans, including the applicant's
Specific Plan design standards and guidelines report. Based upon its
review, the Advisory Specific Plan Design Review Committee shall make
recommendations to the City Manager or designee including, but not limited
to, recommendations concerning compliance with Specific Plan design
standards and guidelines, conditions of approval, or whether waiver of
certain guidelines are justified.
3. The Specific Plan Design Committee is an informal advisory, and
consultative body whose determinations and recommendations are not
binding upon the City Manager or designee.
Section 2. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 2.1: Summary Table of
Administrative and Review Role; Section 3: Notice Requirements; Section 8:
Planned Unit Development Rezoning Process and Requirements; Section 16:
Zoning Variances; and Section 17: Administrative Adjustments of the Englewood
Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
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The following table summarizes the review and decision-making responsibilities of
the entities that have specific roles in the administration of the procedures set forth in this
Chapter. For purposes of this table, an "(Approval) Lapsing Period" refers to the total time
from the application's approval that an applicant has to proceed with, and often complete,
the approved action. Failure to take the required action within the specified "lapsing
period" will automatically void the approval. See Section 16-2-3.L EMC, "Lapse of
Approval," below.
TABLE 16-2-2.1: SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND DECISION-MAKING
PROCEDURES
Procedure Section
Ref.
Pre-
App.
Mtg.
Req'd
Review (R)
Decision-Making
(D) or
Appeal (A) Bodies
Notice
Required1 Lapsing
Period
CM/D PC CC BAA Pub Mail Post
Adaptive Reuse of
Designated Historical
Buildings
16-5-3 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ None
Administrative
Adjustments
16-2-
17 ✓ D A ✓ None
Administrative Land
Review Permit
16-2-
11 ✓ D A 60 days to
record
Amendments to the Text
of this Title 16-2-6 R R D ✓ None
Annexation Petitions 16-2-5 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ None
Appeals to Board 16-2-
18 ✓ D ✓ None
Comprehensive Plan
Amendments 16-2-4 R R D ✓ None
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Conditional Use Permits 16-2-
12 ✓ R D A ✓ ✓ 1 year
Conditional Use -
Telecommunication 16-7 ✓ R D A ✓ ✓ ✓ None
Development
Agreements
16-2-
15 R D As stated in
Agreement
Floodplain Dev't. Permit
and Floodplain
Variances
See Chapter 16-4 for applicable procedures and standards
Historic Preservation 16-6-
11 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ None
Landmark Sign 16-6-
13 ✓ D A ✓ ✓
Limited Review Use
Permits
16-2-
13 ✓ D A 1 year
Major Subdivisions 16-2-
10
Preliminary Plat ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ ✓
6 months to
submit Final
Plat
Final Plat R R D ✓ ✓ ✓ 60 days to
record
Simultaneous Review
Preliminary Plat/Final
Plat
✓ R R D ✓ ✓ ✓ 60 days to
record
Recorded Final Plat None
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Minor Subdivision 16-2-
11
Preliminary Plat ✓ D A
6 months to
submit Final
Plat
Final Plat D A 60 days to
record
Recorded Final Plat None
Nonconforming Lots 16-9-4 ✓ R D A ✓ ✓ None
Nonconforming
Structures 16-9-3 ✓ D A
Official Zoning Map
Amendments
(Rezonings)
16-2-7 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ ✓ None
PUD and TSA Rezonings 16-2-7
8 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ ✓ None
TSA Specific Plan
Overlay
16-2-
20 ✓ R R D ✓ ✓ ✓ None
Temporary Use Permits 16-2-
14 ✓ D A As stated in
Permit
Unlisted Use
Classifications
16-5-
1.B ✓ D A None
Site Improvement Plan 16-2-9 D A 180 days
Zoning Variances 16-2-
16 ✓ R D ✓ ✓ 180 days
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CM/D = City Manager or Designee (Including the Development Review Team)
PC = Planning and Zoning Commission
CC = City Council
BAA = Board of Adjustment and Appeals
1 Notice Required: See Table 16-2-3.1 Summary of Mailed Notice Requirements
Table 16-2-2.1 Summary of Development review and Decision-Making Processes
G. Notice Requirements.
1. Published Notice. Notice shall be by one (1) publication on the City's official
website or in the newspaper designated by City Council as the City's official
newspaper at least ten (10) days before any hearing before the Council, the
Commission, or the Board. The City shall be responsible for all required
published notices, and for providing evidence of timely published notice at
the time of the hearing or consideration.
2. Posted Notice. The property shall be advertised by posting for not less than
ten (10) consecutive days prior to a hearing before the Council, the
Commission, or the Board; provided, however, that where the case does not
involve a specific property, no posted notice shall be required. A posted
notice shall consist of a sign not less than twenty-two inches (22") by twenty-
eight inches (28") in size, located not less than four feet (4') above ground
level in a conspicuous place, with letters not less than one inch (1") in height
in black paint, which letters can be read from the adjoining street right-of-
way. Planned Unit Development applications shall post two (2) signs per
frontage of the project. The sign must be red background with white letters
following the dimensions as stated. The applicant shall be responsible for
complying with posted notice provisions and for providing evidence of timely
posted notice at the time of the hearing or consideration. All required posted
notices shall remain in place until after the date of the hearing or
consideration, and shall be removed by the applicant within seven (7) days
after the hearing or consideration.
3. Mailed Notice.
a. Mailed Notice to Applicant. The City shall give written notice of the date,
time, and place of any scheduled hearing to the applicant in person or by
first class mail.
b. Summary of Mailed Notice Requirements. Table 16-2-3.1 below
summarizes the mailed notice requirements of this subsection, and
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includes requirements for: Responsible party for mailing notice, the
minimum deadline by which notice must be mailed, the intended
recipients and the geographic scope of mailed notice, whether the
applicant must provide a mailing list and receipt, and the type of mail
service required.
c. Mailed Notice of Neighborhood Meeting and Certain Public Hearings.
Whenever a mailed notice is required by Table 16-2-3.1, the applicant
shall mail written notification of the neighborhood meeting or hearing at
least ten (10) days prior to the meeting or hearing to occupants and
property owners within one thousand feet (1,000') of the perimeter of the
proposed development. Notification shall be sent to property owners of
record from data available within thirty (30) days before the required
mailing date from the Arapahoe County Assessor's office.
d. Mailed Notice for Conditional Use Telecommunications Towers and
Antenna(s). At least ten (10) days prior to the first public hearing on any
request for a conditional use permit for a telecommunications tower or
antenna(s), the applicant shall provide written notice to all occupants and
property owners within one thousand feet (1,000') of the property
boundary of the site upon which the tower or antenna(s) are proposed to
be located. Notification shall be sent to property owners of record from
data available within thirty (30) days before the required mailing date
from the Arapahoe County Assessor's office.
e. Proof of Mailing Required. Whenever mailed notice is required according
to this subsection, the applicant shall provide a mailing list to staff and
certify that letters were mailed via the U.S. Postal Service to the listed
addresses within the time frame specified in Table 16-2-3.1 below prior
to the meeting or hearing. A USPS receipt shall be attached to the
certification.
Table 16-2-3.1 Summary of Mailed Notice Requirements
TABLE 16-2-3.1: SUMMARY OF MAILED NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
Type of
Application
Notice
Mailed
by
When Mailing
Must Occur -
# of Calendar
Days Prior to
Meeting or
Hearing:
Notice
Shall
be Mailed
to:
Notification
Area for
Receipt of
Mailed
Notice
Mailing
List
and
Mailing
Receipt
Required?
Type of
Mailing
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PUD, TSA Specific
Plan Overlay, other
Rezoning
Neighborhood
Meeting
Applicant
10
(prior to
neighborhood
meeting and
Planning and
Zoning
Commission
hearing)
Property
owners of
record [1]
and
Occupants
1,000 feet
radius
measured
from
boundary
lines of
subject
parcel
Yes
1st
Class
Mail
Major Subdivision Applicant
10
(prior to
neighborhood
meeting and
Planning and
Zoning
Commission
hearing)
Property
owners of
record [1]
and
Occupants
1,000 feet
radius
measured
from
boundary
lines of
subject
parcel
Yes
1st
Class
Mail
Conditional Use for
Telecommunication
Facility
Applicant
10 prior to
Planning and
Zoning
Commission
hearing
Property
owners of
record [1]
and
Occupants
1,000 feet
radius
measured
from
boundary
lines of
subject
parcel
Yes
1st
Class
Mail
Notes to Table: [1] Property owners of record at the Arapahoe County Assessor's office from
data available within thirty days (30) before the required mailing date.
4. Contents. Unless otherwise stated above, each required published, posted,
or mailed notice shall contain:
a. The name of the applicant;
b. The date, time and location of the public hearing or consideration; or
alternately, the date of the proposed decision by the City Manager or
designee;
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c. A brief summary of the proposed action;
d. A statement as to where the application and accompanying material may
be reviewed;
e. Any other information required pursuant to this Title for a specific type of
application; and
f. To assist in reaching any non-literate or non-English speaking
populations, all posted and mailed notices shall include a prominent
question mark symbol followed by the telephone number of the City.
5. Errors in Notice. If there has been a failure to comply with any applicable notice
requirement, the public hearing or consideration may be continued and/or
action on the application may be postponed until such time as the notice
requirements are fulfilled.
Section 3. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 7(B)(1)(2): Official
Zoning Map Amendments (Rezonings); Section H(2)(3); Section I(2)
B. Thresholds for Base District Rezonings:
1. Thresholds for Base District Rezonings:
1. a. General. A base district rezoning results in the change of a property's
existing base zoning district classification to a base zoning district
classification identified in Table 16-3-1.1, other than a PUD or TSA
district.
2. b. Minimum District Size. A base district rezoning application shall only be
considered for properties greater than thirty-seven thousand five hundred
(37,500) square feet of land area and contiguous to a compatible zone
district.
3. c. For purposes of this Section, "compatible zone districts" are districts
within the same base zoning district headings as identified in Table 16-
3-1.1 (i.e. R-2-A and R-2-B are compatible zone districts within
residential headings.) The contiguity to compatible zone district
requirement does not apply if the rezoning request is consistent with and
implements the Comprehensive Plan.
2. Thresholds for Transit Station Area (TSA) Rezonings:
a. District Location. The location of a Transit Station Area (TSA) district
shall be consistent with the following criteria:
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(1) The location of the proposed TSA district shall be consistent with the
locations described or depicted for transit-related and/or mixed-use
development in the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) The TSA district shall be located generally within a one-quarter (¼)
mile radius of an existing, or a planned and approved light-rail rapid
transit station.
(3) The one-quarter (¼) mile radius may be augmented by an extended
area which would include up to a one-half (½) mile radius where the
area is contiguous to the TSA district and that it can be demonstrated
that the area creates a transitional zone when the Planning and
Zoning Commission makes a finding that such an extension is a
benefit to the adjoining zone districts.
b. Minimum District Size.
(1) An application to rezone to a TSA district shall include a minimum
gross land area of three (3) acres.
(2) The City may allow smaller incremental and contiguous additions to
an existing TSA district, if the subsequent rezoning application:
(a) Includes a minimum gross land area of twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet;
(b) Is consistent with the intent of the TSA district;
(c) Provides uses or a mix of uses complementary to the mix of uses
planned or developed in the adjoining, existing TSA district; and
(d) Demonstrates site and building designs that will be compatible
with, and integrated with, the adjoining, existing TSA district.
H. Criteria. Rezonings shall be made in the interest of promoting the health, safety,
and general welfare of the community, and shall be consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. In addition, the review- or decision-making body shall only
recommend approval of, or shall only approve, a proposed rezoning, if it finds
that the proposed rezoning meets the criteria listed below.
1. For base district rezonings, the proposed rezoning shall meet at least one of
the following criteria:
a. That there has been a material change in the character of the
neighborhood or in the City generally, such that the proposed rezoning
would be in the public interest and consistent with the change; or
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b. That the property to be rezoned was previously zoned in error; or
c. That the property cannot be developed, or that no reasonable economic
use of the property can be achieved, under the existing zoning.
The criteria in subsections 1.a through c above shall not apply to the initial
zoning of property annexed to the City or to rezonings that may occur
incidental to a comprehensive City-initiated revision of the City's Official
Zoning Map.
2. For TSA rezonings, the proposed development shall comply with all
applicable use, and development standards set forth in this Title that are not
otherwise modified or waived according to the rezoning approval; and the
proposed rezoning shall meet at least one of the following criteria:
a. The proposed development will exceed the development quality
standards, levels of public amenities, or levels of design innovation
otherwise applicable under this Title, and would not be allowed or
practicable under a standard zone district with conditional uses or with a
reasonable number of Zoning Variances or Administrative Adjustments;
or
b. The property cannot be developed, or no reasonable economic use of
the property can be achieved, under the existing zoning, even through
the use of conditional uses or a reasonable number of Zoning Variances
or Administrative Adjustments.
2. 3. All base district rezonings shall meet the following criterion:
a. The resulting rezoned property will not have a significant negative impact
on those properties surrounding the rezoned area and that the general
public health, safety and welfare of the community are protected.
I. After Approval—Lapsing Period.
1. An approved rezoning shall not lapse, but shall remain in effect until and
unless superseded by a later or inconsistent amendment to, or replacement
of, the Official Zoning Map.
2. TSA rezoning. An approved TSA district rezoning shall not lapse, but shall
remain in effect until superseded by a later or inconsistent amendment to, or
replacement of, the TSA District Official Zoning Map.
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Section 4. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 20: Specific Plan
Process, Requirements, and Review; (A) - Intent; (B) - Specific Plan and Specific
Plan Site Development Plan Requirement; (C) - Applicability of Municipal Code to
Specific Plan Districts; (D) - Specific Plan Initiation; (E)
(1)(2)(3)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(4)(5)(6)(7) - Specific Plan Content; (G) Specific Plan Approval
Process; (H) (1)(2)(3)(4) - Specific Plans and Specific Plan Amendments Criteria for
Approval; (I) - Specific Plan Site Development Plan Initiation;(J)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) - Specific
Plan Site Development Plan Content; (K)(1)(2)(3)(4) - Specific Plan Site
Development Plan Criteria for Approval; (L)(1)(2) - Specific Plan Site Development
Plan Approval Process; (M)(1)(2)(3)(4) - Modification and Amendment of Specific
Plan Site Development Plans; (N) - Subdivision.
16-2-20: Specific Plan Process, Requirements, and Review
A. Intent: Specific Plans are intended to serve as comprehensive, self-contained,
and generally self-executing regulatory documents for the governance, control and
implementation of land uses and development within a Specific Plan District. A
Specific Plan District establishes the distribution of generalized land uses,
residential densities, and negotiable ranges for other development parameters
such as building height and parking ratios based on deliberations and final
recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, with final approval
authority vested in City Council. Specific Plan District plans are considered to be
living documents that can largely be amended continuously in an administrative
fashion, as detailed physical planning elements emerge through the development
planning and design process. Specific Plan District plans are designed to
provide flexibility and predictability for City development departments and private
development entities engaged in redevelopment activities. The Specific Plan
District site plan approval process is designed to facilitate project approval in an
expeditious manner, allowing private development entities to respond quickly to
market conditions and reduce the amount of time to complete development
projects.
B. Specific Plan and Specific Plan Site Development Plan Requirement: No property
within a Specific Plan District may be used, improved or developed without the
prior approval of a Specific Plan and a Specific Plan Site Development Plan for the
property proposed to be developed.
C. Applicability of Municipal Code to Specific Plan Districts: Municipal Code
provisions related to land use and development in the City shall apply to land use
and development in Specific Plan Districts, unless such provision is specifically
negated or modified in an applicable Specific Plan.
D. Specific Plan Initiation: A Specific Plan, or major amendments to a Specific Plan,
shall be initiated by City Council.
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E. Specific Plan Content: A Specific Plan shall include, but not be limited to text and
illustrations sufficient to specify the following subject matters in detail, if applicable
to the plan area:
1. The distribution, location and extent of individual land uses, including open
space, within the area covered by the plan;
2. The proposed distribution, location, extent and intensity of major components
of public and private transportation, wastewater, water, drainage, solid waste
disposal, energy, parks, schools and other essential facilities proposed to be
located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land
uses described in the plan;
3. Land use regulations and development, design and performance standards that
govern each use or physical area identified by the specific plan. These
regulations and standards may include, but not be limited to the following:
a. A listing of allowable uses within each land use designation and applicable
definitions, use classifications, supplemental standards (height, intensity,
etc.) and requirements for discretionary entitlement applications and other
permits.
b. Standards governing site coverage, lot size and dimensions (where
applicable), yard and setback requirements, usable open space,
landscaping and related performance standards.
c. Site development standards that address adjacent zoning districts and
developments, where applicable.
d. Standards and guidelines for the architectural, landscaping, streetscape
and other urban design features for development within the specific plan
area. Streetscape design shall include, but not be limited to, plant and
materials palette, landscape design and placement, lighting, street furniture
and equipment screening.
e. Supplemental illustrations establishing the basic architectural and
environmental character to be attained throughout the specific plan area.
4. A program of implementation measures, including regulations, programs, public
works projects, financing measures and a statement of consistency with any
existing master/capital improvements plan necessary to carry out subsections
(1), (2) and (3) listed above.
5. A statement of relationship of the specific plan to the Comprehensive Plan,
including a statement of how the specific plan implements the goals and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
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6. All necessary maps within the area covered by the proposed plan.
7. Legal and physical descriptions of the site including boundaries, easements,
existing topography, natural features, existing buildings, structures and utilities.
G. Specific Plan Approval Process: Specific Plan and major Specific Plan
Amendments may be approved by either an ordinance or a resolution of the City
Council, after review by the Planning Commission and City Council in accordance
with the public hearing requirements set forth in Section 11-5-13 of this Code.
Minor Specific Plan Amendments may be approved administratively at the
discretion of the City Manager, or designee. The City Manager, or designee may
also elect to bring minor Specific Plan Amendments to the Planning and Zoning
Commission and City Council by way of standard public hearing requirements.
Major Amendments:
• Major relocation of buildings, lot lines, right of ways, and easements.
• Changes to established land uses or building types.
• Increase in building height in areas where negotiation is not allowed or when
an application does not include income restricted housing units within the
project.
• Increase in maximum allowed residential density by more than ten percent
(10%).
• Introducing new allowed land uses that are not allowed by base zone
district.
• Reduction in established residential and commercial parking space
requirements negotiation parameters.
H. Specific Plans and Specific Plan Amendments Criteria for Approval: Prior to the
approval of a Specific Plan or Specific Plan Amendment, the City Council shall find
all of the following:
1. The proposed plan or plan amendment is in conformance with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and all City policies, standards and sound planning
principles and practices.
2. There is either existing capacity in the City's streets, drainage and utility
systems to accommodate the proposed plan or plan amendment, or
arrangements have been made to provide such capacity in a manner and
timeframe acceptable to City Council.
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3. The proposed plan or amendment is in compliance with all applicable
provisions of this Code.
4. The proposed plan advances and implements the objectives and policies set
forth in Section 16-3-2 and the property's associated Neighborhood Area
Assessment as set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
I. Specific Plan Site Development Plan Initiation: An application for a Site
Improvement Plan may only be initiated by those parties identified in Section 16-
2-3(A) EMC. The "Applicant" shall be the person, persons or legal entity that
initiates the application for a Site Improvement Plan.
J. Specific Plan Site Development Plan Content: Applicant shall submit for City
review a minimum of two (2) hard copy sets and one (1) digital set of the
proposed Specific Plan Site Development Plan. Applications shall be deemed
complete only upon submittal information and payment of applicable fees.
Review will not occur until the application is complete. The Specific Plan Site
Plan shall be sufficiently detailed and shall contain such information and
documentation to fully indicate the ultimate operation and appearance of the
project and shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. A boundary survey and legal description prepared by a Colorado registered
Professional Land Surveyor.
2. Structure footprints, locations, gross floor areas, building heights and
dimensioned setbacks from streets, as well as other structures and other
features.
3. Sight lines and shadow studies.
4. Locations of major vehicular circulation system elements, including streets,
curb cuts, and parking areas. Circulation systems shall be designed to connect
with existing or planned street networks.
5. Pedestrian circulation elements including sidewalks, pathways, bus stops,
plazas, with materials indicated: pedestrian circulation systems shall be
designed to connect with existing or planned sidewalks and pathways.
6. Drainage features including retention and detention areas.
7. Overall grading showing existing and proposed grades.
8. Location, dimensions and descriptions of all existing utility easements on the
property.
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9. Parking areas and a preliminary design of internal circulation for parking areas
or structures.
10. Location and amount of bicycle parking.
11. Loading and trash areas.
12. A schedule of dwelling units (if applicable) by building, and dwelling unit density
based on units divided by acres of net lot area remaining after right-of-way
dedications.
13. Location and area of parks, open space and recreation facilities, including
amounts and locations of play areas for children and other recreational areas
generally depicted in the Specific Plan.
14. Landscaping to include a material schedule listing quantities, plant types (e.g.,
deciduous street trees, evergreen shrubs, etc.), common name, minimum size
at planting, area calculations for required and provided landscape area. A
landscape irrigation plan shall also be submitted.
15. Fences, walls or year-round natural screen planting and landscaping when
necessary to shield adjacent residential areas from commercial, industrial and
parking areas.
16. Site lighting elements, including street lights, pedestrian lights and any other
lighting elements.
17. Areas subject to flooding from a major storm including five-year and 100-year
storms, detention and retention areas and provisions for controlled release of
water from detention or retention areas following a major storm.
18. Site signage locations, and lighting of signs including specifically adopted sign
standards where applicable.
19. Public amenities that may be included in the development proposal, including
public art.
20. Conceptual building elevations that illustrate how the design standards
established in the Specific Plan are being implemented, including architectural
concepts, facade treatments, and exterior building materials, as necessary to
establish how the proposed Specific Plan uses and structures relate internally
and/or to the neighboring properties.
21. Specific Plan Standards and Guidelines Compliance Analysis in a narrative
format.
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22. Other information deemed necessary, reasonable, and relevant to evaluate the
application as determined by City Manager or designee, Planning and Zoning
Commission, or City Council.
K. Specific Plan Site Development Plan Criteria for Approval: All Site Development
Plans shall be reviewed, and shall be approved, approved with conditions, or
denied based on the following criteria:
1. Consistency with Adopted Plans and Standards.
a. Consistency with the spirit and intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan and
this Title.
b. Compliance and consistency with applicable Specific Plan Standards.
c. Compliance with all other applicable standards, guidelines, policies, and
plans adopted by Council.
2. Impact on Existing City Infrastructure and Public Improvements. The
proposed development shall not result in undue or unnecessary burdens on
the City's existing infrastructure and public improvements, or arrangements
shall be made to mitigate such impacts.
3. Internal Efficiency of Design. The proposed design of the site shall achieve
internal efficiency for its users, provide adequate recreation; allow for safe
public access; provide adequate storm drainage facilities, and promote public
health and convenience. All sites shall be designed and constructed to safely
accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists and automobiles.
4. Control of External Effects. The proposed development shall reduce external
negative effects on nearby land uses and movement and congestion of traffic.
This shall include negative impacts from noise, lighting, signage, landscaping,
accumulation of litter and other factors deemed to affect public health,
welfare, safety and convenience.
L. Specific Plan Site Development Plan Approval Process: The City Manager or
designee shall administratively approve the Specific Plan Site Development Plan
under the following conditions:
1. The City shall approve the proposed Specific Plan Site Development Plan if
the plan meets all requirements of the Englewood Municipal Code; complies
with all required adopted plans, codes and standards; and any negative
impacts on existing or planned City infrastructure have been mitigated.
2. Compliance with Specific Plan Site Development Plan Approval. The Specific
Plan Site Development Plan shall limit and control the issuance and validity of
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all building permits and occupancy permits and shall restrict and limit the
construction, location, use, and operation of all land and structures included
within the Site Development Plan to all limitations and conditions set forth in
the approved Specific Plan Site Development Plan. Failure to maintain a
property in compliance with its approved Specific Plan Site Development Plan
shall be a basis for enforcement action under this Title.
3. Lapse: A Specific Plan Site Development Plan shall lapse and be of no
further force and effect if the Applicant has failed to pull a building permit, or
City Manager or designee approval, as required, is not issued for the property
subject to the Specific Plan Site Development Plan within one (1) year from
the date of approval of the Specific Plan Site Development Plan.
M. Modification and Amendment of Specific Plan Site Development Plans.
1. Any approved Site Development Plan may be modified or amended as
provided in this subsection. Once a building permit has been issued, the
building permit and Site Development Plan shall control, unless both the
building permit and Site Development Plan are thereafter amended or
abandoned as identified in this Chapter.
2. The City Manager or designee may approve, or approve with conditions, an
administrative modification to an approved Specific Plan Site Development
Plan without notice to the public, if the proposed change does not produce
any of the following conditions:
a. Major relocation of buildings, lot lines, right of ways, and easements.
b. Changes to established land uses or building types.
c. Increase in building height in areas where negotiation is not allowed.
d. Increase in maximum allowed residential density by more than ten
percent (10%).
e. Introducing new allowed land uses that are not allowed by base zone
district.
f. Reduction in established residential and commercial parking range
negotiation parameters.
3. Any proposed amendment that does not qualify for review and approval as an
administrative modification to a Specific Plan Site Development Plan shall be
reviewed and approved in the same manner as an application for a new
Specific Plan Site Development Plan, and shall be subject to the same
approval criteria as set forth in 16-2-20(K) of this Title and appeal process as
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set forth in 16-2-18 of this Title as a new application for a Specific Plan Site
Development Plan.
4. An application for administrative modifications to an approved Site
Development Plan shall be subject to the administrative rules and regulations
established by the City Manager or designee. Any proposed amendment shall
comply with the current regulations, standards, and guidelines for
development in the zone district in which the property is located.
N. Subdivision: A Specific Plan Site Development Plan may be used as the basis
for a subdivision and subsequent sale or transfer of land within a Specific Plan
District provided that a Specific Plan has been approved and the Specific Plan
Site Development Plan contains legally defined and described boundaries of the
parcels being created by the subdivision.
Section 5. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 9(F) - Modification and
Amendment of Site Improvement Plan
F. Modification and Amendment of Site Improvement Plans.
1. Any approved Site Improvement Plan may be modified or amended as provided
in this subsection or entirely withdrawn by the Applicant if a building permit has
not been issued. Once a building permit has been issued, the building permit
and Site Improvement Plan shall control, unless both the building permit and
Site Improvement Plan are thereafter amended or abandoned as identified in
this Chapter.
2. The City Manager or designee may approve, or approve with conditions, an
administrative modification to an approved TSA district Site Improvement Plan
without notice to the public, if the proposed change does not produce any of
the following conditions:
a. An increase in residential density, nonresidential floor area ratio (FAR), or
ground coverage of structures of more than ten percent (10%).
b. An increase in external effects concerning traffic, circulation, safety noise,
or provision of utilities.
c. A reduction or increase in building setbacks that would violate the
requirements of the TSA district standards by more than ten percent (10%).
d. A reduction in the amount of required off-street parking.
e. A reduction in the amount of required landscaping.
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2. 3. Any proposed amendment that does not qualify for review and approval as
an administrative modification to a Site Improvement Plan shall be reviewed
and approved in the same manner as an application for a new Site
Improvement Plan, and shall be subject to the same approval criteria and
appeal as a new application for a Site Improvement Plan.
3. 4. An application for administrative modifications to an approved Site
Improvement Plan shall subject to the administrative rules and regulations
established by the City Manager or designee. Any proposed amendment shall
comply with current regulations, standards, and guidelines for development in
the zone district in which the property is located.
Section 6. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 3, Section 1.1: Table 16-3-1.1 Base
Zoning Districts of the Englewood Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
A. Establishment of Base Zoning Districts. The following base zoning districts are
hereby established:
Table 16-3-1.1 Base Zoning Districts
TABLE 16-3-1.1: BASE ZONING DISTRICTS
Name Description
Residential One Dwelling Unit Districts
R-1-A A large lot size, one dwelling unit residential district
R-1-B A medium lot size, one dwelling unit residential district
R-1-C A small lot size one dwelling unit residential zone district
Residential One and Multi-Dwelling Unit Districts
R-2-A A low-density one and multi-dwelling unit residential zone district
R-2-B A medium-density one and multi-dwelling unit residential zone district
Mixed-Use Residential/Limited Office-Retail Districts
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MU-R-3-
A A low-density residential and limited office zone district
MU-R-3-
B A medium to high density residential and limited office zone district
MU-R-3-
C A high density residential and limited office zone district
Mixed-Use Medical Districts
M-1 A mixed-use medical, office, and high density residential zone district
M-2 A mixed-use medical, office, high density residential and limited retail zone district
Mixed-Use Commercial Districts
MU-B-1 A mixed-use central business zone district
MU-B-2 A general arterial business zone district
TSA A mixed-use district intended for land uses adjacent to light rail transit stations
Industrial Districts
I-1 A light industrial zone district
I-2 A general industrial zone district
Special Purpose Districts
PUD Planned Unit Development
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TABLE 16-3-1.2: OVERLAY DISTRICTS
Name Description
M-O-2 A medical overlay district covering a portion of the R-2-B base residential zone
district.
NPO A neighborhood preservation overlay district covering a portion of the MU-R-3-B
base residential zone district.
TSA A transit station area overlay district, generally located within a quarter to one-half
mile of a light rail station.
Section 7. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 3, Section 2(B): Mixed-Use
Commercial Districts, and Section 2(D): Special Purpose Districts of the
Englewood Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
16-3-2: District Uses
B. Mixed-Use Commercial Districts. The uses in these districts are primarily
commercial in nature, and the residential development is incorporated into the
retail businesses, such as first floor retail, second floor residential. One-unit
dwellings are not permitted in these districts.
1. MU-B-1: Mixed-Use Central Business District. This district is a mixed-use
district that is applied to the central business section of Englewood. The
district is designed to create an environment having urban characteristics
within a relatively small area of land through the close proximity of activities
and increased social and cultural opportunities. The uses within this district
are those that provide retailing and personal services to residents of the City
and the surrounding area, and are compatible with adjacent development. In
order to make the central business district viable twenty-four (24) hours a
day, and not just during the traditional business hours, medium and high-
density residential units are permitted.
2. MU-B-2: Mixed-Use Arterial Business District. This district is composed of
certain land and structures used primarily to provide retailing and personal
services to the residents of the City and surrounding area and urban
residential uses. The MU-B-2 district is usually located on major access
routes and is easily accessible from the surrounding residential area which it
serves.
3. TSA: Transit Station Area. This district is a mixed-use district intended to
ensure a diverse mix of uses within convenient walking distance to Regional
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Transportation District (RTD) light rail stations in the City of Englewood. The
district encourages appropriate residential development patterns with
sufficient density to support transit use and neighborhoods for residents, as
well as commercial retail uses to serve the shopping and service needs of
district residents, employees, and commuters.
3. 4. M-1: Mixed-Use Medical, Office, and High Density Residential District. This
district allows hospitals and medical uses, as well as general office, high
density residential, and hotels as primary land uses.
4. 5. M-2: Mixed-Use Medical, Office, High Density Residential and Limited Retail
District. This district allows hospitals and medical uses as well as general
office, high density residential, hotels, and limited retail as primary land uses.
Section 8. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 5, Section 1: Table 16-5-1 Table
of Allowed Uses shall be amended as follows:
TABLE 16-5-1.1: TABLE OF ALLOWED USES
P = PERMITTED USE C = CONDITIONAL USE A = ACCESSORY USE T= TEMPORARY USE L=
LIMITED USE
C-A = ACCESSORY USE APPROVED CONDITIONALLY L-A = ACCESSORY USE APPROVED WITH
LIMITED USE PROCEDURE
Use Category Use Type
Residential Non-Residential
Additio
nal
Regulati
ons
R
1
A
R
1
B
R
1
C
R
2
A
R
2
B
M
UR
3
A
M
UR
3
B
M
UR
3
C
M
1
M
2
—
M
O
2
M
U
B
1
M
U
B
2
T
S
A
I
1
I
2
RESIDENTIAL USES
Group Living
Group living
facility,
large/special
C C C C C P P 16-5-
2.A.1
Group living
facility, small P P P P P P P P P P P P P 16-5-
2.A.1
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Small
treatment
center
C C C C C P P 16-5-
2.A.1
Household Living
Live/work
dwelling P P P P L L 16-5-
2.A.2
Manufactured
home park P 16-5-
2.A.3
Multi-unit
dwelling P P P P P P P P P P
16-5-
2.A.4
16-6-
1.C.4
One-unit
dwelling P P P P P P P P P P
16-5-
2.A.5
16-5-
2.A.6
One-unit
dwelling on a
small lot
P P P P P P P P P P 16-5-
2.A.6
Boarding or
rooming house C C C C C C C 16-5-
2.A.7
PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL USES
Animal Shelter Not-for-profit
animal shelter P P
Emergency
Temporary Shelter
Housing
shelter, food
shelter
C C
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Government and
City
All other
buildings and
facilities not
specified
under the
public/instituti
onal uses
category
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Library Public P P P P P
Museum/Cultural All uses P P P P P P P
Park and Open
Space
Athletic field C C C C C C C C C P P
Community
garden C C C C C C C C C C C
Park P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Religious Assembly
Religious
institutions
and associated
accessory uses
P P P P P P P P P P L L L L L
School Education
institution P P P P P P P P P P P P C
Telecommunication
Facility (See
Chapter 16-7,
"Telecommunicatio
ns," for applicable
use-related
guidelines and
standards)
Alternative
tower
structure
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Antenna(micro
wave antenna,
sectorized
panel antenna,
whip antenna)
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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Tower
structure C C C C C C C C C C C C C P P
Transportation
Facility
RTD
maintenance
facility
P P
Transit center P
Utility Facility(not
including
Telecommunication
Facility)
Major utility
facility P P 16-5-
2.B.1
Minor utility
facility (as a
principal use
of land)
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
COMMERCIAL USES
Adult Use
All types as
defined in
Chapter 16-11
P P 16-5-
2.C.1
Agricultural Use
Greenhouse/
nursery,
raising of
plants,
flowers, or
nursery stock
P P 16-5-
2.C.2
Animal Sales and
Service
Animal shelter P P
Kennel/day
care L P P
Pet store (live
animal sale) P P P P P P
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Small animal
veterinary
hospital or
clinic
L L P C P P
Assembly
Assembly hall
or auditorium,
hall rental for
meetings or
social
occasions
P P P C P P
Membership
organization
(excluding
adult use)
P P P C P P
Dependent Care
Dependent
care center
(less than 24-
hour care,any
age)
C C C C C P P P P P P P C 16-5-
2.C.7
Entertainment/Am
usement:
Indoor
Amusement
establishment C C C C C C
Hookah lounge P P P P P
Physical fitness
center/spa P P P P P P
Theater and
performance/c
oncert venue,
not including
adult
entertainment
P P P P P
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Entertainment/
Amusement:
Outdoor
General
outdoor
recreation
C C C
Financial Institution
Check cashing
facility P P P P
Financial
institution,
with drive-
through
service
L P P
Financial
institution,
without drive-
through
service
P P P P P P
Food and Beverage
Service
Brew Pub P P P P P P
Caterer P P P P
Restaurant,
bar, tavern
with or
without
outdoor
operations
P P P P P P
Restaurant,
with drive-
through
service
L P P
Sales Room
(associated
with Brewery,
C C C C C
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Distillery or
Winery)
Take out and
delivery only P P P
Medical/Scientific
Service
Clinic P P P P P P P P P
Hospital P P P P P P
Laboratory
(dental,
medical or
optical)
P P P P P P P P P P
Medical/Recreation
al Marijuana
Medical
marijuana
center
P P P P P
16-5-
2.C.13
16-5-
4.C.1.f
Medical
marijuana
optional
premises
cultivation
operation
A A A P P
16-5-
2.C.13
16-5-
4.C.1.f
Medical
marijuana
infused
products
manufacturer
A A A P P
16-5-
2.C.13
16-5-
4.C.1.f
Office Office, type 1
(general) P P P P P P P P P
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Office, type 2
(limited) P P P P P P P P P P 16-5-
2.C.8
Retail Sales and
Service
(Personal Service)
Crematorium C
Dry cleaner,
drop-off site
only
P P P P P P
Instructional
service P P P P P
Massage
therapy P P P P P P P P
Mortuary P P
Personal care P P P P P P
Service:
photography
studio and
photo lab,
upholstery,
printer,
locksmith,
tailor
P P P P P P
Tattoo and
body-piercing
establishment
P P
Temporary
employment
business
C C 16-5-
2.C.11
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Retail Sales and
Service
(Repair and Rental)
Equipment
rental L P P
Repair shop
(not including
auto)
P P P P P P
Retail Sales and
Service (Sales)
Antique store P P P P P P
Art gallery P P P P P P
Auction house P P P
Buy-back,
second-hand,
thrift,
consignment
stores, large
P P P P
Buy-back,
second-hand,
thrift,
consignment
stores, small
P P P P P
Convenience
store P P P P P
Grocery/specia
lty food store P P P P P P
Internet sales
location P P P P
Liquor store P P P P P P
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Pawnbroker P P 16-5-
2.C.10
Retail sales,
general
merchandise
P P P P/
C P P
For TSA,
P if ≤
20,000
sq. ft.,
C if >
20,000
sq. ft.
of gross
leasable
floor
area
School
Trade or
business
school
P P P C P P 16-5-
2.C.12
Studio
Radio/televisio
n broadcasting
studio,
recording/film
studio
P P P P
Vehicle and
Equipment
Automobile
pawnbroker P P P 16-5-
2.C.10
Automotive
sales, rental L P P 16-5-
2.C.3
Automotive
service and
repair,
including body
or fender work
P P 16-5-
2.C.4
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Automotive
service and
repair, not
including body
or fender work
L P P 16-5-
2.C.4
Automotive
service station
(gasoline
facility)
L P P 16-5-
2.C.5
Car wash, auto
detailing L L L
16-5-
2.C.6
16-5-
2.C.4
Commercial
storage of
operable
vehicles
P P 16-5-
2.C.3
Fuel
dispensing L P P
Parking facility,
structure
(operable
vehicles),
principal use
C C C C L L C P P
16-5-
2.C.3
16-5-
2.C.9
Parking area,
surface
(operable
vehicles),
principal use
C C C C L L C P P
16-5-
2.C.9
16-5-
2.C.3
Recreational
vehicles and L P P
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boats, sales or
rental
Visitor
Accommodation
Bed and
breakfast P P P P
Hotel P P P P P P
Hotel,
extended stay P P P P
Short Term
Rental P P P P P P P P P P P P 5-31
Wholesale Sales and
distribution P P
MANUFACTURING/INDUSTRIAL USES
Industrial Service
Industrial
service, light C P P
16-5-
2.D.3
(TSA
only)
Industrial
service, heavy P
Manufacturing,
Including
Processing,
Fabrication,
or Assembly
Brewery C C C P P 16-5-
2.C.14
Distillery C C C P P 16-5-
2.C.14
Winery C C C P P 16-5-
2.C.14
Manufacturing
, light C P P 16-5-
2.D.4
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(TSA
only)
Manufacturing
, heavy P
Warehouse/Storag
e
Fuel storage
(principal use) L
Mini-storage
facility P P
Moving and
storage P P
Outdoor
storage P P 16-6-
7.G
Storage yard
for vehicles,
equipment,
material,
and/or
supplies
P P 16-5-
2.D.6
Warehousing
and/or storage P P
Waste/Salvage
Automobile
wrecking/
salvage yard
C P 16-5-
2.D.1
Commercial
incinerator C
Hazardous
waste handling C C 16-5-
2.D.2
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Recycling
operation, all
processing
occurs within
enclosed
structure
P P 16-5-
2.D.5
Recycling
operation,
some or all
processing
occurs outside
an enclosed
structure
C C 16-5-
2.D.5
Sanitary
service C
Waste transfer
station (not
including
hazardous
waste)
C C
ACCESSORY USES - See Section 16-5-4 for additional regulations
Household Living
(Accessory to
Principal One-Unit
Detached Dwelling
Uses Only)
Accessory
Dwelling Unit A A A A A
Home Care
Accessory Uses
(Accessory to
Adult
dependent
care
C
-
A
A A A A A A A A A
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Principal One-Unit
Dwelling Uses Only)
Family child
care home A A A A A A A A A A
Infant/toddler
home A A A A A A A A A A
Large child
care home
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
Other Accessory
Uses
Caretaker's
quarter A A A A A A
Dormitory A A A
Home
occupation A A A A A A A A A A 16-5-
4.C.1
Minor utility
facility (as
accessory use
of land)
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L-A L-A L-A
L
-
A
L-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
L-
A
L
-
A
L
-
A
16-5-
2.B.1
Parking area
(surface) A A A A A A A A A A A 16-5-
4.C.2
Parking garage
(structure) A A A
Satellite dish
antenna A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 16-5-
4.C.3
Service units
or facility A A A A A 16-5-
4.C.4
Swimming
pool A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 16-5-
4.C.5
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Wholesale
sales and
distribution
A A A A 16-5-
4.C.6
TEMPORARY USES - See Section 16-5-5 for additional regulations
Car wash T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Expansion or
replacement
of existing
facilities
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Farmers
market T T T T T T
Food vendor
carts T T T T T T T
Mobile storage
(with or
without
building
permit)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Real estate
sales or leasing
office (also
model homes)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Outdoor sales
(e.g., tent
sales, parking
lot sales,
seasonal sales,
windshield
repair, sales
from retail
T T T T T T
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vendor carts,
etc.)
Special event
(e.g., carnival,
bazaar, fair)
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Tents,
canopies T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
USES NOT
MENTIONED
See 16-5-1.B for procedures and criteria for approving
unlisted uses, including unlisted accessory and
temporary uses.
Section 9. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 5, Section 2(A)(7)(d): Adjoining a
Business or Industrial District; Section 2(C)(9); Parking Area, Surface (Operable
Vehicles) (TSA District Only) of the Englewood Municipal Code shall be amended
as follows:
(7) Perimeter Yards.
(d) Adjoining a Business or Industrial District. Where a manufactured
home park planned development adjoins a business or industrial
district (MU-B-1, MU-B-2, TSA, I-1, I-2) without an intervening street
or alley, a yard of at least twenty feet (20') in depth shall be provided
adjacent to such boundary.
C. Commercial Uses.
9. Parking Area, Surface (Operable Vehicles) (TSA District Only). A surface parking
area is allowed as a short-term, interim principal use of vacant parcels in the TSA
district, subject to compliance with the following standards:
a. Location.
(1) Surface parking lots developed or used as a principal use shall be
permitted in the TSA district, except within the transit station subarea.
(2) A surface parking lot developed or used as a principal use shall not be
located adjacent to another surface parking lot use developed or used as
a principal use.
(3) A surface parking lot developed or used as a principal use in the district
shall be located at least fifty feet (50') away from the intersection of two
(2) public streets.
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b. Parking Surfaces. All surface parking lots shall not be surfaced with grass.
c. Landscaping/Screening. The perimeter and interior of all surface parking lots
along a public street, public plaza, or other public open area or right-of-way,
shall be screened and landscaped as stated in the Station Area Standards
and Guidelines.
d. Allowed As Interim Use Only. In order to encourage more high-intensity and
pedestrian-friendly development in the TSA district, principal commercial
parking uses on surface lots shall be considered an interim use only.
Accordingly, the City shall attach the following conditions to all conditional
use approvals of any principal commercial parking/vehicle storage use in the
TSA district:
(1) Such use shall automatically lapse and expire after three (3) years from
the date of the City's approval action, unless otherwise expressly allowed
by the City in the terms of conditional use approval, or unless the City
approves an extension of time prior to the end of the three-year period.
(2) If the surface parking lot use is not converted to another permitted
principal use within one (1) year after such use expires, the owner shall
remove the paved surface and all appurtenant structures, re-vegetate the
parcel with grass seed or other landscaping material approved by the
City, and maintain such landscaping until such parcel is redeveloped.
(3) An applicant shall request an extension of the expiration period at least
sixty (60) days prior to the end of the original three (3) year (or extended)
expiration period. All such requests shall be reviewed according to the
procedures for review of a conditional use, as set forth in Section 16-2-
12 EMC. The City shall review such request according to the review
criteria in Section 16-2-12 EMC, and considering the purpose of the TSA
district and the status of existing and planned development activity in the
district. The City shall act to either extend the conditional use approval
for a specified term of years, but in no case longer than three (3) years,
or allow the conditional use approval to expire.
9. 10. Pawnbroker and Automobile Pawnbroker. Pawnbrokers and automobile
pawnbrokers are required to be licensed by Title 5 EMC.
a. Distance Limitation. No pawnbroker or automobile pawnbroker use shall be
located on any site unless such site is a minimum of five thousand feet
(5,000') from the location of another pawnbroker or automobile pawnbroker.
b. Measurement of Distance. All distances in this Section shall be measured
by following a straight line from the nearest point of the property line of the
proposed pawnbroker or automobile pawnbroker use to the nearest point of
the property line of any existing pawnbroker or automobile pawnbroker.
Measurements based on one-inch (1") to one hundred feet (100') Arapahoe
County Assessor maps shall be deemed acceptable for this purpose.
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c. Existing Pawnbrokers and Automobile Pawnbrokers. Existing pawnbrokers or
auto pawnbrokers licensed and operating on the effective date of this Section
shall be granted nonconforming use status and are subject to the
nonconforming use regulations of this Title.
d. Hours of Pawnbrokers. Pawnbrokers may operate only during the following
hours and on the following days:
(1) Eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M., Monday through
Saturday.
e. Sale and Display of Weapons. If a pawnbroker sells and displays weapons,
all use-specific standards shall comply with all applicable requirements of the
Englewood Municipal Code in addition to the following:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or any
other person engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, rental or exchange
of any of the weapons hereinafter named to display or place on exhibition
in any show window facing upon any street, any pistol, revolver or other
firearm with barrel less than twelve inches (12") in length, or any brass
or metal knuckles, or any club loaded with lead or other weights, or any
blackjack or billyclub.
(2) Every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or other person engaged in the
sale, rental or exchange of any weapons described in this Section shall
keep a record of each such weapon purchased, sold, rented or
exchanged at retail. Said record shall be made at the time of the
transaction, in a book kept for that purpose, and shall include the name
of the person to whom or from whom such weapon is purchased, sold or
rented, or with whom exchanged; his age, physical description,
occupation, residence and if residing in a city, the street and number
where he resides; the make, caliber and finish of the firearm, together
with the number or serial letter thereof if any; the date of the purchase,
sale, rental or exchange of such weapon; and the name of the employee
or other person making such a purchase, sale, rental or exchange. Said
record shall be open upon request at all reasonable times to the
inspection of any duly authorized police officer of the City.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, sell, loan or furnish any
gun, pistol or other firearm in which any explosive substance can be
used, to any person under the influence of alcohol, or any narcotic drug,
stimulant or depressant, or to any person in a condition of agitation or
excitability or to any minor under the age of eighteen (18) years.
10. 11. Temporary Employment Business. Temporary employment businesses, as
defined by and which are required to be licensed under Title 5 EMC, shall comply
with the following requirements in addition to the provisions of Section 16-2-12
EMC, "Conditional Use Permits."
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a. Distance Limitations. No temporary employment business shall be located
on a site unless such site is located a minimum of one thousand feet (1,000')
from the boundary line of:
(1) Any residential zone district defined in this Title, including, but not limited
to all "R" districts and the TSA district;
(2) Any establishment selling alcohol by the package or drink; or
(3) Any public assembly or gathering facility.
b. Measurement of Distance. With respect to the distancing requirements in
this subsection between a business premises for which a temporary
employment service is proposed and another use, the distance shall be
measured by following a straight line from the nearest point of the property
line of the business premises of the proposed temporary employment service
to the nearest point of a residentially zoned district or the property line of the
specific use listed.
Measurements based on one-inch (1") to one hundred feet (100') Arapahoe
County Assessor maps shall be deemed acceptable for this purpose.
11. 12. Trade or Business School. Includes schools for training in occupational skills.
Enrollment may be open to the public or limited, and such uses may not include
dormitories for students and instructors. If dormitories are included, then a
conditional use permit approval is required.
12. 13. Medical Marijuana.
a. All medical marijuana uses shall comply with State regulations and City of
Englewood Licensing requirements.
b. Facilities in MU-B-1, MU-B-2, and M-2 zone districts: Cultivation and infused
product manufacturing uses are allowed only as accessory uses to a principal
medical marijuana center provided the square footage of the total operation
does not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.
c. Medical marijuana optional premises cultivation operations shall not exceed
five thousand (5,000) square feet.
13. 14. Breweries, Distilleries, Wineries and Vintner's Restaurants.
a. Within the M-2, MU-B-1 and MU-B-2 districts, these uses shall be permitted
only in conjunction with a restaurant, tavern, retail sales or sales room located
on the same premises as the manufacturing of the beverage.
b. Within the M-2, MU-B-1 and MU-B-2 districts, these uses shall not exceed ten
thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area.
c. An on-premises sales room may be a part of the principal use as long as the
floor area utilized for the sales room is less than or equal to thirty percent
(30%) of the total floor area of the facility or one thousand square feet (1,000),
whichever is greater, subject to State and Federal regulations.
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d. These uses may include the sale of food for consumption on the premises,
subject to State Liquor Code requirements.
e. These uses shall be designed and operated in such a manner so as not to
create nuisance impacts on surrounding uses.
D. Manufacturing/Industrial Uses.
1. Automobile Wrecking/Salvage Yard. Any automobile wrecking or salvage yard
approved under the provisions of this Title shall have a minimum area of one and
one-half (1½) acres, and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 10, Title 5
EMC, as amended, Section 16-6-7 EMC, "Landscaping and Screening," and any
other applicable codes or ordinances. An automobile wrecking or salvage yard
does not include auto shredding or crushing uses.
2. Hazardous Waste Handling. Hazardous waste handling, including but not limited
to the storage, processing, collection, or warehousing of hazardous waste, shall
meet all of the conditions listed below.
a. Hazardous waste operations shall conform to all applicable State and
Federal requirements necessary for the operation of a hazardous waste
facility.
b. Hazardous waste operations shall conform to all applicable City regulations.
c. Processing of hazardous waste shall be conducted entirely within an
enclosed structure. Storage of hazardous waste shall be contained entirely
within an enclosed structure or within an approved aboveground storage
tank.
d. Hazardous waste operations shall be located a minimum of five hundred feet
(500') from the boundary line of any residential zone district, residential use,
or park.
3. Industrial Service, Light (I-1, TSA Specific Plan Overlay District Only). Light
industrial service is subject to the following standards in addition to the review
criteria in Section 6-2-12.E EMC:
a. The use is prohibited within the transit station subarea.
b. a. The use is contained completely in an enclosed building; no outdoor
storage or activity is allowed.
c. b. The use does not produce any adverse noise, glare, odor, or vibration
impacts that are discernable to a reasonable person beyond the property
lines of the use.
d. c. The building housing the use shall be designed to be compatible in terms
of scale, height, mass, and void-to-solid ratios with conventional
commercial office design.
4. Manufacturing, Light (I-1,TSA Specific Plan Overlay District Only). Light
manufacturing is subject to the following standards in addition to the review
criteria in Section 16-2-12.E EMC:
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a. The use is prohibited within the transit station subarea.
b. a. The use is contained completely in an enclosed building; no outdoor storage
or activity is allowed.
c. b. The use does not produce any adverse noise, glare, odor, or vibration
impacts that are discernable to a reasonable person beyond the property
lines of the use.
d. c. The building housing the use shall be designed to be compatible in terms
of scale, height, mass, and void-to-solid ratios with conventional
commercial office design.
5. Recycling Operation.
a. General Applicability.
(1) The use includes, but is not limited to, the processing of batteries,
construction waste, food waste, glass, metals and/or alloys, papers,
plastics and tires. Recycling operation uses do not include automobile
shredding or crushing.
(2) Buyback centers that do not process recycled materials and store their
materials within an enclosed structure or a roll-off container, semi-trailer,
or similarly self-contained apparatus shall be exempt from this
subsection.
b. Use Standards for Permitted By-Right ("P") Recycling Operations. The
processing of all materials shall occur within an enclosed structure. The
storage of materials may occur outside of the structure provided said storage
is in a roll-off container, semi-trailer, or similarly self-contained apparatus.
c. Use Standards for Conditional Use ("C") Recycling Operations.
(1) All recycling operations established after the effective date of these use
regulations shall be located on one (1) or more contiguous parcel(s) with
a total area of at least one (1) acre.
(2) The manufacturing and storage of all processed and unprocessed
materials shall be enclosed with a solid, opaque vertical wall or fence
with a maximum height of eight feet (8') on the parcel's frontage and
twelve feet (12') on the parcel's side and rear boundaries. Fences of
woven plastic, wire, or chain link shall be prohibited.
(3) The stockpiling of all processed and unprocessed materials shall not
exceed the height of the screening wall or fence.
(4) No more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the parcel's total area may
be utilized for the storage of processed or unprocessed materials.
6. Storage Yard for Vehicles, Equipment, Material, and/or Supplies. A storage yard
for vehicles, equipment, material, and/or supplies shall comply with all of the
following conditions:
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a. The site shall not be surfaced with grass. The site shall comply with 11-3-5
EMC regarding storm drainage.
b. The site shall be maintained in good condition, free of weeds, dust, trash, and
debris.
c. The site shall be screened by a solid fence.
Section 10. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 5, Section 4: Accessory Uses;
Subsection 2(C)(2)(b); Parking Area, Surface (TSA District Only) of the Englewood
Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
b. Parking Area, Surface (TSA District Only). Surface parking areas,
noncommercial and accessory to a principal use, are allowed subject to the
following additional conditions:
(1) General. Such surface parking area shall be maintained as long as the
principal permitted use is maintained, or until alternative parking is
provided for such principal use.
(2) Location.
(a) An accessory surface parking area may be located within six
hundred feet (600') of the lot containing the principal use, either
within the TSA district or within a zone district that permits
noncommercial parking lots, subject to a City-approved alternative
parking plan and pursuant to the Station Area Standards and
Guidelines, as applicable.
b. c.Remote Parking Areas. Pursuant to Section 16-6-4 EMC, required parking
may be provided as an accessory use within four hundred feet (400') of the
principal use, either within the same district or within a district that permits
noncommercial parking lots. Such parking lots must be maintained as long
as the principal permitted use is maintained, or alternate parking provided.
Approval of an alternative parking plan is required (administrative process),
pursuant to Section 16-6-4.D EMC. Such lots shall be paved, shall require a
building permit, and shall be subject to the landscaping requirements of
Section 16-6-7.M EMC.
Section 11. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 6, Section 1: Dimensional
Requirements; Subsection (C)(4)(b); Residential Use in MU-B-1 (3300, 3400, and
3500 block frontages on South Broadway only) and MU-B-2 Districts of the
Englewood Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
4. Residential Use in MU-B-1 (3300, 3400, and 3500 block frontages on South
Broadway only) and MU-B-2 Districts.
a. Dwelling units may be incorporated into the same building as the commercial
use (not as a stand-alone use)
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b. The commercial use occupies the majority of the ground floor of the building,
and is directly accessible from an adjacent public street or sidewalk.
Section 12. Amendment of Title 16, Chapter 6, Section 14: Development
Standards for the TSA District of the Englewood Municipal Code shall be amended
as follows:
16-6-14: Development Standards for the TSA District.
A. Applicability and Conflicting Provisions.
1. Applicability. The standards in this Section shall apply to all applications for a
rezoning to a TSA district, and to all proposed development within a TSA district.
2. Conflicting Provisions.
a. If the provisions of this Section are inconsistent with one another, the more
restrictive provision shall control.
b. If the provisions of this Section conflict with provisions found in other parts of
this Title or in other codes, ordinances, or regulations adopted by the City of
Englewood, the provisions in this Section shall control unless otherwise
expressly provided.
c. If provisions found in other parts of this Title or in other codes, ordinances, or
regulations adopted by the City of Englewood do not conflict with this
Section's standards, those other provisions shall apply in the TSA district.
B. Related Plans, Standards, and Guidelines.
1. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. Development in the TSA district shall
be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and any applicable small area plan.
2. Compliance with Station Area Standards and Guidelines. The regulations in this
Section complement detailed design and development standards and guidelines
adopted by the City for each light rail station area (the "Station Area Standards
and Guidelines"). Applicants for development in the TSA district shall reference
these documents and all development in the TSA district shall comply and be
consistent with all applicable standards and guidelines therein, which may
address, among other things:
a. Density and dimensional standards;
b. Streets, blocks, and sidewalks;
c. Building height, orientation, size, and design;
d. Parking area design; and
e. Landscaping; buffers, and screening.
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C. District Location and Minimum Size. Specifications for TSA district location and
minimum district size thresholds for rezoning are found in Section 16-2-7.B.3 EMC,
"Thresholds for TSA Rezonings".
D. Prohibited Uses in the TSA District. Drive-in or drive-through uses, either as a
principal use or as an accessory use, are prohibited in the TSA district.
E. Mix of Principal Uses Required.
1. Use Categories. For purposes of this subsection, each principal use allowed in
the TSA district by Section 16-5-1 EMC, "Table of Allowed Uses," is grouped into
one of the following five (5) general use categories:
a. Residential uses;
b. Commercial uses (other than limited offices);
c. Commercial limited office uses;
d. Light industrial uses; and
e. Public/institutional/transportation uses.
2. Applicability/Plan Requirement. A mix of land uses shall be required on any
development site in the TSA district that is three (3) acres in gross land area or
larger, and shall be depicted in the application for a Site Improvement Plan
Review.
3. Required Mix and Proportion of Land Uses.
a. The Site Improvement Plan for the site shall include at least two (2) of the
five (5) use categories listed in subsection E.1 above.
b. No one use category listed in subsection E.1 shall comprise more than ninety
percent (90%) of the Site Improvement Plan's net land area. "Net land area"
for purposes of this provision means gross land area less dedicated public
rights-of-way.
c. All residential development provided as part of the required mix shall be
provided at the minimum density required in subsection F. below.
d. Subsequent Site Improvement Plans may include only one principal use,
provided the applicant shall give assurances to the City's satisfaction,
including but not limited to restrictive covenants, that subsequent phases of
the development will include a mix of uses according to the approved Site
Improvement Plan.
F. Minimum Residential Density.
1. Applicability. The minimum density requirement stated in this subsection shall
apply to all new residential development in the TSA district, except for expansions
of a nonconforming residential structure allowed by Chapter 16-9 EMC —
(Nonconformities).
2. Minimum Residential Density. Thirty (30) dwelling units per acre, unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Station Area Standards and Guidelines.
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3. Calculation of Residential Density. Residential density in the TSA district shall be
measured as the total number of dwelling units divided by the gross land area of
the total development parcel shown in a Site Improvement Plan.
G. Requirement for First Floor Active Uses Adjacent to Light Rail Station.
1. Applicability. This subsection shall apply to the block frontages immediately
adjacent to a RTD light rail passenger loading station (including adjacent public
open space such as plazas), which is at least partially intended for development
of retail or other commercial uses to serve light rail commuters.
2. First Floor Active Uses Required. The first floor of all buildings, except transit
station buildings and parking structures, developed within the applicable area
described above shall comply with the following standard:
a. The first (ground-level) floor shall be constructed to permit future occupancy
by any of following principal uses:
(1) Live/work dwellings, provided the commercial activity in the dwelling is
located primarily on the ground floor and the primary entrance to the
commercial activity is oriented toward the light rail station or adjacent
public plaza/open area.
(2) Commercial uses, except for parking and/or commercial storage of
operable vehicles.
(3) Public/institutional uses, except for religious assemblies and educational
institutions of any type other than trade or business schools for adults
that operate on a year-round basis and offer day, evening, and weekend
classes.
b. While the City encourages immediate occupancy by the active uses listed in
subsection (a) above, immediate occupancy of the first floor upon completion
of construction may be for any of the principal uses allowed in the TSA
district, except parking and/or commercial storage of operable vehicles. The
City may condition zoning approval upon the applicant's good faith and best
efforts to provide active ground-floor uses consistent with this subsection
within a reasonable time period.
3. Building Code Compliance Required. Typically, in order to meet the standard for
active first floor uses in this subsection, first-floor construction will need to satisfy
current building and fire code requirements for future occupancy by commercial
uses, including eating and drinking establishments. An applicant shall meet with
the City prior to submitting an application for Site Improvement Plan or other
development planning approval, and again prior to submitting an application for
the first building permit, to discuss and assure compliance with this subsection.
H. Building Setbacks and Build-To Lines.
1. Building Setbacks and Build-To Lines.
a. Front Setback—Principal Buildings and Uses.
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(1) Minimum Front Setback: Zero feet (0'), except for surface parking
facilities. Surface parking facilities shall have a minimum front yard
setback of ten feet (10').
(2) Maximum Front Setback—Applicability:
(a) The maximum front setback requirements of this subsection apply
only to the lower thirty feet (30') or first two (2) stories, whichever is
less, of a principal building, and higher portions of the building may
be stepped back further from the lot line.
(b) The maximum setback standard shall not apply to a surface parking
facility that is the principal use of a site.
(3) Maximum Front Setback: Fifteen feet (15'), measured from the front
property line. To encourage pedestrian-friendly streets, the City
encourages principal nonresidential buildings to be set back zero feet (0')
from the back edge of the public sidewalk, except as necessary to allow
room for outdoor seating and service areas, outdoor sales and displays,
landscaping, and similar pedestrian and customer amenities.
(4) Side Setback—Principal Buildings and Uses:
(a) Minimum Side Setback: Zero feet (0'), except that where a side yard
is provided from an interior lot line, the minimum shall be five feet
(5').
(b) Maximum Side Setback Adjacent to a Street on Corner Lots: Ten feet
(10').
(5) Minimum Rear Setback—Principal Buildings and Uses: Zero feet (0').
I. Minimum Lot Frontage Requirements.
1. Applicability and Measurement. These minimum frontage requirements apply to
all buildings or structures developed on a single lot in the TSA district. The types
of streets listed in this subsection relate to "primary" versus "secondary" streets
within the district designated by the City at the time of rezoning.
2. Minimum Lot Frontage Requirement.
a. Lots Fronting on a "Primary Street".
(1) Except for lots occupied by an interim surface parking principal use,
building wall shall occupy a minimum of seventy-five percent (75%) of
the lot frontage. Such building wall shall be located no further from the
front property line than the maximum front setback allowed. The building
wall may be part of a principal building or an accessory building.
(2) The remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of each lot frontage may be
occupied by any combination of building wall, decorative/screening wall
or fence no higher than three feet (3'), a solid hedge, landscaped
entryway signage or features, pedestrian amenities such as a public
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plaza or park, or breaks for necessary pedestrian and vehicle access
ways.
b. Lots Fronting on All Other (Secondary) Streets.
(1) Except for lots occupied by an interim surface parking principal use,
building walls shall occupy a minimum of fifty-five percent (55%) of the
lot frontage. Such building wall shall be located no further from the front
property line than the maximum front setback allowed. The building wall
may be part of a principal building or an accessory building.
(2) The remaining forty-five percent (45%) of each lot frontage may be
occupied by any combination of building wall, decorative/screening wall
or fence no higher than three feet (3'), a solid hedge, landscaped
entryway signage or features, pedestrian amenities such as a public
plaza or park, or breaks for necessary pedestrian and vehicle access
ways.
c. Lots Containing Surface Parking Facilities as a Principal Use. One hundred
percent (100%) of the lot frontage shall be occupied by any combination of
building wall, decorative/screening wall, or fence no higher than two and one-
half (2½) feet, a solid hedge, landscaped entryway signage or features,
pedestrian amenities such as a public plaza or park, or breaks for necessary
pedestrian or vehicle access ways.
Section 13. The City Council for the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby
authorizes the adoption of the Englewood Transit Station Area Specific Plan as a
supplementary regulatory document referenced in Title 16, Unified Development Code.
The Englewood Transit Station Area Specific Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Section 14. Notice of general provisions and findings applicable to interpretation
and application of this Ordinance:
Applicability of Title 1, Chapter 2, Saving Clause. The provisions of E.M.C. Title 1,
Chapter 2, Saving Clause apply to interpretation and application of this Ordinance, unless
otherwise set forth above, including, but not limited to, the provisions regarding
severability, inconsistent ordinances or code provisions, effect of repeal or modification,
and legislation not affected by repeal.
Enforcement. E.M.C. §16-10-2 provides that any violation of Title 16 shall be subject to
the penalties provided for within E.M.C. Title 1, Chapter 4, “General Penalty” provision(s).
E.M.C. §1-4, subsections 1-7, mandate that except as otherwise provided within specific
Titles, Chapters, or Sections of the Englewood Municipal Code, the violation of any
provisions of the Code, or of any secondary code adopted therein, shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars ($2,650.00) or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three hundred sixty (360) days or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
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Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that
it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance
is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public
convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears
a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety
Clause is not intended to affect a Citizen Right to challenge this Ordinance through
referendum pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
Introduced, read in full, and passed on first reading on the 16th day of August, 2021.
Published by Title as a Bill for an Ordinance in the City’s official newspaper on the
19th day of August, 2021.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the City’s official website beginning on
the 18th day of August, 2021 for thirty (30) days.
Read by Title and passed on final reading on the 7th day of September, 2021.
Published by Title in the City’s official newspaper as Ordinance No. 38, Series of
2021, on the 10th day of September, 2021.
Published by title on the City’s official website beginning on the 9th day of
September, 2021 for thirty (30) days.
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication following final
passage.
Linda Olson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading and
published by Title as Ordinance No. 38, Series of 2021.
Stephanie Carlile
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ENGLEWOOD TRANSIT STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
City Council
Linda Olson, District II, Mayor
Othoniel Sierra, District I, Mayor Pro Tem
Joe Anderson, District III
Dave Cuesta, District IV
Rita Russell, At Large
Steve Ward, At Large
Cheryl Wink, At Large
Planning and Zoning Commission
Michele Austin, Chair
Judy Browne, Vice Chair
Carl Adams
Noel Atkins
Meg Donaldson
Kate Fuller
Colin Haggerty
Diane Lipovsky
Cate Townley
City Staff
J. Shawn Lewis, City Manager
Tim Dodd, Assistant to the City Manager
Tamara Niles, City Attorney
Dugan Comer, Deputy City Attorney
Brad Power, Community Development Director
Dan Poremba, Chief Redevelopment Officer
Wade Burkholder, Planning Manager
John Voboril, Long Range Senior Planner
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1.1: INTRODUCTION
In 1968, the Cinderella City Mall opened for business in the City of Englewood, Colorado (a first ring
suburb of the Denver Metropolitan Area), at the northeast corner of the intersection of US Highways 285
(W Hampden Avenue) and US Highway 85 (S Santa Fe Drive). The Cinderella City Mall was at the time
the largest indoor mall located west of Mississippi River, and would serve as a primary cultural identifier
for the Englewood community. However, as time passed, and waves of development spread further
south beyond Englewood’s sphere of influence, regional mall competitors such as Southglenn, and
Southwest Plaza, eroded the competitive position of the Cinderella City Mall in the market place. Sales
tax receipts began to decline in the late 1980’s and by the late 1990’s, the mall had lost most of its major
tenant anchors.
The City of Englewood gained control of the mall property and began to plan for the site’s future by
embracing the new Southwest Light Rail Transit extension along South Santa Fe Drive. The resulting
development, constructed in 2001, was known as CityCenter Englewood. CityCenter Englewood
represented the Denver region’s first transit-oriented development. The CityCenter development included
a new Englewood Civic Center and library within a repurposed department store building, a 438-unit
multi-unit residential development, a town center piazza and small-scale retail street, a collection of big
box retailers, and a park-n-Ride facility to serve light rail patrons.
At the twenty-year mark for the CityCenter Englewood development, it is evident that some features of
the development have been less successful than others. The multi-unit residential apartments have been
relatively successful with a high occupancy rate, and Walmart remains the greater community’s
preeminent shopping destination. At the same time, there have been concerns about the operational
costs of occupying and maintaining a relatively large government presence within an aging former
department store building. The existing piazza retail space has not lived up to the original vision of lively,
active commercial space. Finally, the smaller big box retail properties, due to changes in the nature of
the retail market, were recently unable to support the original development financing, which led to the
foreclosure of these buildings. It is now clear that there is a strong impetus for the City to reinvent
CityCenter. The reinvention of CityCenter requires the reinforcement of the transit-oriented development
principles through an increased residential population, and intensification of employment and local
neighborhood-serving retail.
1.2: PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The Englewood Transit Station Area (TSA) Specific Plan regulates and guides new development within
the Plan area. The Englewood TSA Specific Plan establishes the intended design character and
regulations that implement the City’s vision for a transit-oriented district positioned between the
Englewood Light Rail Transit Station and the historic South Broadway Main Street corridor. The
Englewood TSA Specific Plan establishes a series of policy and design principles, standards, and
guidelines that will serve as a roadmap to inform the development of design concepts that effectively
achieve the City’s vision for a transit-oriented development district adjacent to Englewood Station.
1.3: PLAN ADMINISTRATION
The Englewood TSA Specific Plan is a regulatory document that establishes and defines the Englewood
TSA Specific Plan Overlay District. Development in the Plan overlay district area must comply with the
policy design principles, standards, and guidelines of this Plan. The City Manager or designee shall have
the discretion to determine whether alternative interpretations of these regulatory elements shall be
permitted or will require a request for a variance.
1.4: PROJECT LOCATION AND CONTEXT
The Englewood TSA Specific Plan Overlay area includes a significant portion of the CityCenter and South
Broadway sub-districts of the Englewood Downtown Development Authority area, extending roughly one-
half mile from the Englewood Station platform. Englewood Station is located on the Southwest Light Rail
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Transit line connecting the southwest suburbs of Denver with the major employment center of Downtown
Denver. The Englewood Station platform is located at the intersection of US Highway 85 (S Santa Fe
Drive) and US Highway 285 (W Hampden Avenue). US Highway 285 serves as the principal arterial for
the south side of the Denver Metropolitan Area, in the form of a limited access freeway to the
southwestern suburbs and the Rocky Mountains, and connecting eastward to the Denver Technological
Center, a preeminent regional employment center.
The Englewood TSA Specific Plan Overlay District area includes the entirety of the CityCenter site, as
well as similar supporting properties to the east, forming a continuous land area stretching west-east from
the Englewood Station platform to the edge of the historic South Broadway Main Street corridor. The
northern boundary of the site generally lies along West Floyd Avenue, while the southern boundary is
formed by US Highway 285 (West Hampden Avenue).
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1.5: SPECIFIC PLAN VISION
The vision for the Englewood TSA Specific Plan begins with Englewood Forward: The 2016 Englewood
Comprehensive Plan. The vision outlined in the comprehensive plan is complemented by the vision laid
out in the recently completed Englewood Downtown Matters Plan of Development.
Englewood Forward: The 2016 Comprehensive Plan
The following strategies are laid out in the Englewood Station/CityCenter neighborhood assessment.
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Off Broadway Corridor:
• Encourage more housing in and around Downtown and Englewood CityCenter by creating a
minimum height and density. A greater critical mass of residents — including households that
are not in family raising years – can support more retail and entertainment businesses and their
presence contributes to lively street level activity.
• Develop a financing district such as a Downtown Development Authority; combination of TIF
capability and mill levy without blight or eminent domain is ideal.
Englewood Station/CityCenter Area:
• Strengthen the retail “street at CityCenter by improving visual access from both Hampden Avenue
and Englewood Station and adding additional supportive uses. Particularly pursue technology,
entertainment, health, and pet related retailers that are expanding and highly desirable to
Englewood’s demographic groups.
• Create a Master Plan for Englewood CityCenter and Downtown that looks to reconfigure vehicle
access to transit & parking to increase user’s exposure to retail and enhance the streetscape.
• Attract a retail anchor with appropriate incentives that counterbalances the Historic Downtown.
• If City functions and offices are relocated, strive to place them in a more central position between
CityCenter and Downtown, reinforcing the link between the two.
Downtown Development Authority: Downtown Matters Plan of Development
Both the 2015 Englewood Light Rail Corridor Next Step Study and Englewood Forward: The 2016
Englewood Comprehensive Plan contained recommendations for the creation of a Downtown
Development Authority for the purpose of planning and funding public improvements, programming,
maintenance, and marketing activities for an area that included CityCenter, South Broadway, and Medical
Districts. The 2020 Englewood Light Rail Corridor Next Step Study focused primarily on a public planning
process and corresponding plan of development that led to a formal ballot proposal for the creation of the
Downtown Development Authority District. The planning process and plan of development were branded
as Downtown Matters.
The following strategies are described for the CityCenter Sub-area in the Downtown Matters Plan of
Development.
Economy and Jobs Considerations
• Attract a hotel for business visitors, hospital patrons and community members.
• Attract more multifamily residential homes near transit.
• Attract anchor employers to existing and new office space, leveraging CityCenter’s walkability
and transit access as key amenities.
• Strengthen the retail “street” in CityCenter (Englewood Parkway) by improving visual access from
the transit station, adding additional supportive uses, and using placemaking as an economic
development tool.
Public Space Enhancements and Placemaking
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• Leverage DDA resources and collaborate with adjacent property owners to enhance and beautify
the pedestrian experience along Englewood Parkway to encourage future, high-quality
redevelopment and create a straight and visually accessible vehicular and primary pedestrian
route between South Broadway and Englewood Station.
• Work with developers and the City to enhance and improve the piazza at Englewood Station.
• Create a high-quality and intuitive greenway link between the two existing sections of Little Dry
Creek, through various place enhancing projects such as trail connections, linear parks, civic
gathering places or “green streets.”
• Create a dedicated trail connection between the existing Dry Creek Park to the South Platte River
trail connection point.
• Work with CDOT to improve the walkability, accessibility, and appearance of the Hwy 285
sidewalk edge.
Mobility and Transportation
• Encourage the highest intensity of residential development on sites nearest Englewood Station.
• Protect and maximize views to the Rocky Mountain front range with building forms. Focus retail
uses along Englewood Parkway and near Englewood Station.
• Utilize best practices of urban design to preserve views to Englewood Station and maximize a
quality pedestrian environment.
• Create a visible connection between the commercial district and the Englewood light rail station.
• Enhance Englewood Parkway with dedicated pedestrian, bicycle, and greenway improvements.
• Implement managed curb lanes or other measures of right-of-way flexibility along Englewood
Parkway to support mobility options relevant to future development conditions and densities.
Land Use
• Encourage the highest intensity of residential development on sites nearest Englewood Station.
• Protect and maximize views to the Rocky Mountain front range with building forms.
• Focus retail uses along Englewood Parkway and near Englewood Station.
• Utilize best practices of urban design to preserve views to Englewood Station and maximize a
quality pedestrian environment on all streets.
CHAPTER 2: REGULATING PLAN
2.1: Regulating Plan Intent
This chapter sets forth the overall development framework and use of land within the Specific Plan area.
The regulating plan establishes the future street network, development blocks, and generalized land
uses. In keeping with the vision of a vibrant, mixed-use, urban, and transit-oriented district, the regulating
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plan provides a large degree of flexibility. The regulating plan also establishes development intensity
standards that are commensurate with immediate access to robust mass transit.
Principles
1. Establish a vibrant, mixed-use transit station area overlay district that acts as a community and
regional destination.
2. Foster a synergistic mix of land uses that includes commercial, residential, employment and civic
uses.
3. Encourage land uses to be vertically mixed to provide a range of activities and a diverse
population.
4. Reinforce activity in key areas with active ground floor retail or office uses.
5. Encourage restaurants to provide outdoor dining along public plazas and greenspaces.
6. Provide neighborhood retail and services that meet the everyday needs of downtown’s residents
and workers and reduce car dependence.
7. Foster a diverse commercial environment that supports a range of affordability and businesses.
8. Provide a diversity of housing types and affordability. It is an important City Council objective that
meaningful affordable housing opportunities be negotiated and implemented in future
development approvals.
2.2: Land Use and Framework Plan
The Englewood TSA Specific Plan establishes an overall framework for public ways and private uses
within the Englewood TSA Overlay District. Figure 2-1: Land Use and Framework Plan delineates public
ways and development blocks for public and private use. The public ways are based on a street network
that establishes a fine grain street and block system to emphasize circulation for all modes of travel
through the transit station area overlay district. The development blocks are sized to not only promote this
ease of circulation but to also accommodate a wide variety of land uses and associated building types.
The Plan Framework is designed to integrate existing uses and parcels into the downtown street network
and block system. Future
street connections and development blocks shall follow the rights-of-way and block system established in
this Plan as redevelopment
of existing uses occurs and allows for completion of the street network.
2.2.1: Permitted Land Uses
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Development blocks shown in Figure 2-1: Land Use and Framework Plan have been assigned
generalized land use designations. Individual land use categories are regulated by the Unified
Development Code Table of Allowed Uses under the MU-B-1 zone district.
2.2.2: Activated First Floor Frontage Requirements
The Englewood TSA Overlay District is envisioned as having a highly active public realm with city streets
that are designed for substantial pedestrian activity. In order to support this vision, it is imperative that
ground-floor uses in certain District areas provide spaces that activate and engage residents and visitors
alike. The Plan identifies ground-floor frontages on which activated uses are required. The Plan also
identifies locations where such activated frontages are strongly encouraged.
Ground-floor activated spaces shall be provided along street frontages where indicated in Figure 2-1:
Land Use and Framework Plan. Where indicated, ground-floor activated spaces are strongly
encouraged. Activated spaces shall have a minimum width of 25 feet and a minimum depth of 50 feet
measured perpendicular to the property line from the exterior face of the building facing the street.
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2.3: Development Intensity Standards and Guidelines
Development intensity regulations have been developed to establish appropriate transit-oriented
development standards that meet the City’s expectations regarding the level of acceptable development
intensity. Varying development intensity standards have been established for areas within the quarter to
one half mile radius of the Englewood LRT Station platform, and for areas within the quarter mile radius of
the Englewood LRT Station platform. Boundaries of the quarter mile and half mile station areas are
depicted in Figure 2-3: Transit Station Area Quarter Mile and Half Mile Zones.
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Table 2-1: Development Intensity Regulations
PARAMETER
AUTOMOBILE
DEPENDENT
STANDARD
HALF MILE
ZONE
QUARTER MILE
ZONE
QUARTER MILE
ADJUSTMENTS
REGULA
TYP
Residential Density -
Maximum
Typically 50-70
Units/Acre 125 Units/Acre 125 Units/Acre*
May be negotiated
higher through site
plan approval
process
Standar
Righ
Residential Density -
Minimum None 75 Units/Acre 75 Units/Acre Standar
Righ
Building Height -
Maximum 100 Feet 100 Feet 100 Feet*
May be negotiated
25% higher in
exchange for income
restricted housing
within the proposed
building through the
administrative site
plan approval
process, or 25%
higher without
income restricted
housing units as a
major amendment
subject to public
hearing process and
City Council
approval.
Standar
Righ
Building Height -
Minimum None 2 Stories 2 Stories Standar
Righ
Residential Parking -
Market Rate 1.5 Spaces/Unit 1.0 Spaces/Unit .75 Spaces/Unit
May be negotiated
lower through site
plan approval
process
Standar
Righ
Residential Parking -
Income Restricted 1.5 Spaces/Unit .75 Spaces/Unit .5 Spaces/Unit
May be negotiated
lower through site
plan approval
process
Standar
Righ
Hotel Parking 1.0 Spaces/Room Up to 25%
reduction
Up to 50%
reduction Guidelin
Negotia
Office/Retail Parking 3.33 Spaces/1,000 SF Up to 25%
reduction
Up to 50%
reduction Guidelin
Negotia
Restaurant Parking 5 Spaces/1,000 SF Up to 25%
reduction
Up to 50%
reduction Guidelin
Negotia
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2.4: Lot Standards
Division of platted blocks is anticipated as the Englewood TSA Specific Plan area develops. Subdivision
of blocks into smaller lots is encouraged to create variation in development scale and building form. All
lots created shall front onto a public street with a minimum lot frontage of 25 feet and minimum lot depth
of 100 feet. Development comprising liner buildings of a parking structure or anchor building may be
excluded from the minimum lot depth.
2.5: Setbacks
Setbacks will generally adhere to the following parameters:
Front Adjacent Street: 5 and no more than 15 feet
Side Adjacent Street: 5 and no more than 15 feet
Side Adjacent Alley or Easement: 5 feet
Side Adjacent Side: 0 feet
Rear: 5
2.6: Minimum Lineal Street Frontage
Building frontages are required to cover a minimum distance of 75% of the length of the front lot line,
measured adjacent to and parallel with the front lot line. Building frontages are required to cover a
minimum distance of 25% of the length of the side lot line adjacent to a street, measured adjacent to and
parallel with the side lot line.
CHAPTER 3: CIRCULATION DESIGN
3.1: Circulation Design Intent
The Englewood Light Rail Transit Station opened in the year 2000, in conjunction with the redevelopment
of the former Cinderella City Mall into the Denver Region’s first transit-oriented development, CityCenter
Englewood. At the time of station development, it was generally assumed that the bulk of transit ridership
would access the station by personal automobile, with parking provided though agreements between the
City of Englewood and the Regional Transportation District. It was also assumed that the provision of
parking for transit riders would be beneficial to the CityCenter development and the City as a whole,
bringing potential shopping customers to the site. However, the design of the park-n-Ride facilities in
relation to the location of CityCenter retailers allowed light rail park-n-Ride patrons to avoid walking past
CityCenter retailers when making there way on foot from their car to the station and vice versa. It is now
generally accepted that park-n-Ride patrons are less beneficial to the economic prospects of CityCenter
retailers than actual residents living in close walking proximity to both light rail and nearby retail and
service-providing businesses. It is the City’s intention to work with RTD to reduce the amount of park-n-
Ride spaces provided, more efficiently allocate the remaining park-n-Ride spaces throughout the area,
looking at shared parking strategies, converting in some cases free parking to paid parking, and
converting surface parking to structured parking, all in order to intensify the development level of the
CityCenter site.
CityCenter was originally intended to be pedestrian-friendly with ample sidewalk widths, streetscape
furnishings, landscaping, and art. However, the quality of pedestrian amenities often declined further
away from the station. Dedicated bicycle facilities were limited to the development of the Little Dry Creek
Trail connection between the Broadway main street and the Mary Carter Greenway/South Platte River
Trail. The City added a shuttle bus route from Englewood Station to Swedish Medical Center and Craig
Hospital a few years after the CityCenter development was completed.
The Englewood TSA Specific Area Plan incorporates a number of recommendations from previous
Station Area Master Plan/Next Step Study planning efforts in order to more fully achieve a true multi-
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modal environment. These previous recommendations include improvements to transit, bicycle,
pedestrian, and automobile access.
Principles
1. Highlight connections and foster access to transit throughout the transit station area.
2. Ensure bicycle and pedestrian mobility is safe, connected, and easy to navigate.
3. Utilize creative solutions and accommodations to support bike use.
4. Foster multi-modal connectivity between key destinations and activity areas, civic spaces, parks
and transit through clearly-marked connections and wayfinding.
5. Facilitate connections to surrounding neighborhoods and developments with enhanced crossings
and street connections.
6. Ensure the street network maximizes internal connections and circulation options, and that block
sizes support the urban form and character of downtown.
7. Design streets to foster an active, engaging pedestrian environment.
8. Employ technologies that assist in wayfinding, parking access, and transit ridership.
3.2: Transit Access
In order for the Englewood LRT Station to most effectively attract ridership, existing station conditions and
connective access must be significantly improved.
3.2.1: Connecting Bus Stop Bays
The existing connecting bus stop bays located immediately adjacent to the station platform are
envisioned to remain in this location. However, the existing one way in/out bus access and turnaround
may potentially be fully reconnected to the street network grid to open the roadway up to automobile
circulation and access in order to better accommodate and support surrounding commercial uses.
Additional bus routing changes may also be instituted in consultation with the Regional Transportation
District (RTD).
3.2.2: Shuttle Bus (Englewood Trolley)
The redevelopment of CityCenter and the establishment of a Downtown Development Authority will allow
improvements to be made to the existing shuttle bus system. Improvements are envisioned to be made
in terms of reduced headway waiting times, expansion of service hours to include nights and weekends,
and vehicle and technology upgrades.
3.2.3: Station Platform
Improvements to the station platform will include wind shelters that will protect waiting transit riders from
fierce winds and blowing rain and snow.
3.2.4: park-n-Ride Facilities
It is the City’s intention to work with RTD to reduce the amount of park-n-Ride spaces provided, more
efficiently allocate the remaining park-n-Ride spaces throughout the area, looking at shared parking
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strategies, converting in some cases free parking to paid parking, and converting surface parking to
structured parking, all in order to intensify the development level of the CityCenter site.
3.2.5: Connecting Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure
The City is moving forward with planning efforts to eventually construct the Englewood Rail Trail,
including bicycle/pedestrian bridges over Hampden Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue, as well as a potential
bicycle/pedestrian bridge over South Santa Fe Drive. The City should also advocate for a South Santa
Fe Drive flyover at Floyd Avenue to allow multi-modal access to the South Platte River area at ground
level through future corridor planning processes.
3.3: Bicycle and Pedestrian Network
Englewood Parkway will continue to serve as the primary retail spine and enhanced pedestrian route from
the Broadway main street to Englewood Station. Major improvements are needed beginning at the
Walmart property and continuing east to Broadway.
Bicycle routes identified in the Englewood Walk and Wheel Master Plan include Englewood Parkway and
Floyd Avenue as east-west routes, and Elati Street as the primary north-south route. These routes will
include enhanced forms of dedicated bicycle lanes.
Beginning at the Little Dry Creek Plaza located at South Acoma Street and West Hampden Avenue, the
Little Dry Creek Trail continues in a zig-zag fashion along the grid street network before crossing
underneath Santa Fe Drive and finally connecting with the Mary Carter Greenway along the South Platte
River. The existing Little Dry Creek route through the grid street network may be redesigned in
conjunction with the on-street bicycle network improvements.
3.4: Street Network
New streets are envisioned to better connect the existing grid network in close proximity to the station.
The Transit Station Area Plan envisions breaking the most southwestern block that includes the existing
Civic Center into four smaller blocks through the development of new north-south streets, and a new
east-west street.
To the east, the Transit Station Area Plan envisions road diet redesigns of portions of Floyd Avenue west
of Elati Street, and Cherokee Street/Englewood Parkway. Englewood Parkway will be straightened when
the existing Englewood Marketplace site is redeveloped.
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CHAPTER 4: BUILT FORM DESIGN
4.1: Built Form Design Intent
The current CityCenter format represents the first generation of transit-oriented development within the
Denver Metropolitan Region. The areas closest to the station featured residential apartments located on
relatively large parcels, with residential densities, building heights, and parking standards that were more
suburban than urban in nature. Second generation transit-oriented developments around the Denver
Metropolitan Region are consistently being designed with residential densities and building heights that
are decidedly more urban. The infill redevelopment approach that will be necessary to rejuvenate
CityCenter will require a distinctly urban character. Special attention must be given to the design qualities
of both private architectural buildings and public spaces in order to activate and program the new
development sites.
Principles
1. Ensure building placement and frontage along the street reflects an urban downtown character.
2. Maintain a consistent street frontage or “street wall” throughout the downtown area.
3. Utilize building architecture to announce gateways, key intersections and public spaces.
4. Create architectural variation along a block face through diversity of massing, articulation and
architectural detailing.
5. Create a built environment that emphasizes pedestrian scale and variety by activating ground
floor frontages, using ample fenestration, awnings and frequent building entries.
6. Ensure that streets and spaces with high volumes of pedestrian traffic are comfortable, protected
from the sun, and visually and physically engaging at the ground level.
7. Design parking structures so they do not dominate the built environment.
8. Encourage a variety of building and development types throughout the site.
4.2: Architectural Standards and Guidelines
The architectural standards and guidelines address the massing, character, and composition of exterior
building elements.
4.2.1: Building Massing and Scale
Principles
1. Encourage a human-scaled urban environment that includes a varied and changing visual
experience for pedestrians.
2. Maximize energy efficiency and create opportunities for effective sustainable design.
Design Standards
1. Wall surface planes larger than 15,000 square feet shall be provided with facets, recesses or
projections that break the flat facade into visually separate parts and shall be of sufficient
dimension to create depth and variation of light and shadow.
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2. Vertical and horizontal articulation of buildings shall also be achieved by using scaling elements
such as materials, color, and/or fenestration changes, variations in parapet walls, integrating
balconies, terraces, or arcades, and/or employing upper story step backs.
Design Guidelines
1. Buildings should be designed using varied upper story step back heights and tower locations.
2. Additional step backs should be considered for buildings on the south or east sides of streets in
order to provide more sun penetration to ground level.
3. Rooftop amenities, such as decks, pools, gardens, etc. should be designed and oriented in a
direction that does not create noise disturbance to adjacent neighborhoods in excess of noise
ordinance limits.
4. Through-block gaps and passageways in building mass above the podium levels should be used
where they would provide visual interest and/or maximize views.
4.2.2: Activated Building Edges
Principles
1. Promote activated building edges that encourage pedestrian activity along Englewood Parkway
and at the corners of streets (minimum of 50 linear feet) intersecting with Englewood Parkway.
2. Promote boundary frontages to define the street edge on all other street frontages not included in
principal 1 above.
Design Standards
1. Generous ground floor to ceiling heights (14 ft. floor to floor height minimum, 20 ft. floor to floor
height suggested) shall be provided to suit retail uses and promote visual prominence.
2. There shall be no ground floor parking structures between the street edge and buildings.
Design Guidelines
Activated edges should:
1. Provide extensive ground floor glazing and frequent entrances.
2. Be composed of articulated, human-scaled facades.
3. Be 20-ft non-residential ground floor height where possible.
4. Include canopies and trellises to emphasize entrances. The design of awnings or canopies from
one building to the next should be diverse, but also compatible with the architecture and
streetscape design.
5. Awnings should be sized and located so as to minimize right-of-way tree impact.
6. Awnings should be self-supported without columns projecting into the sidewalk.
7. Include stoops, raised porches, terraces and small quasi-public open spaces.
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Boundary frontages should:
1. Include building edges brought to the sidewalk with minimal setbacks.
2. Include scaling elements to break up the mass of buildings.
3. Be articulated and humanly scaled at the ground floor.
4.2.3: Building Materials
Principles
1. Enrich the building facade with materials and finishes that are durable and sustainable.
2. Encourage the use of low maintenance materials.
Design Standards
The building shall be clad in, but not limited to, the following materials:
1. Brick, stone, clay tile, or terra cotta
2. Architectural precast concrete
3. Hard-coat stucco above the first floor
4. Architectural metal and cladding systems
5. Glass
6. Concrete masonry with an architectural finish
7. Durable synthetic materials such as cement board or composite cladding above the first floor as
approved by design review committee
The following materials shall not be permitted:
1. Vinyl siding
2. Painted wood siding
3. Exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS)
4. Glass block
́́Design Guidelines
1. The compatibility of material combinations should be considered.
2. The incorporation of sustainable materials should be considered.
3. The use of highly reflective metal materials which cause glare is discouraged.
4. The use of highly durable materials on the first floor is encouraged.
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4.2.4: Building Fenestration
Principles
1. Encourage transparency to activate the public realm at ground level.
2. Provide adequate light and ventilation for commercial and residential users.
3. Promote a healthier internal environment with adequate natural light.
4. Contribute to facade scaling and composition.
5. To limit glare from highly reflective glazing.
6. To encourage a visible link between interior functions and street activity.
Design Standards
1. Ground floor retail space fronting on a street shall incorporate transparent glass for a percentage
of the lineal street frontage of the first floor. These windows shall be a minimum of five feet (5')
high and mounted not more than three feet six inches (3'6") high above the interior floor level
for a total height of eight feet six inches (8'6").
2. A sixty percent (60%) minimum building lineal zone of transparency measured adjacent to and
parallel with the front lot line is required.
3. A twenty-five percent (25%) minimum building lineal zone of transparency measured adjacent to
and parallel with the front lot line is required.
4. The minimum non-residential window/wall area above the first floor shall be 40%.
5. The minimum residential window/wall area above the first floor shall be 30%.
6. Windows above the first floor shall have a maximum reflectance of 19%.
7. Windows above the first floor shall have a minimum visible light transmittance factor of .6.
8. It is permitted to treat the glazing with fritting or translucence.
Design Guidelines
1. Glazed openings above the first floor greater than 40 sf should be subdivided by mullions.
2. The use of operable windows in both residential and commercial applications is encouraged.
4.2.5: Building Composition
Principles
1. Promote harmonious and compatible building facades.
2. Encourage building forms that respond to their context.
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3. Encourage buildings that are responsive to sun and sky exposure.
4. Avoid large expanses of undifferentiated facade.
Design Standards
1. Wall surface planes larger than 15,000 square feet shall be provided with facets, recesses or
projections that break the flat facade into visually separate parts and shall be of sufficient
dimension to create depth and variation of light and shadow.
Design Guidelines
1. Buildings should be designed using varied upper story step back heights and tower locations.
2. Through-block gaps and passageways in building mass above the podium levels should be used
where they would provide visual interest and/or maximize views.
3. Step-backs are encouraged on buildings on the south and east street frontage to promote sun
exposure.
4.2.6: Building Scaling Elements
Principles
1. Encourage a human-scaled urban environment that creates a varied and changing visual
experience for pedestrians.
2. Create human-scaled elements through changes in plane, texture, and detail.
3. Discourage large expanses of undifferentiated facades.
Design Standards
1. Scaling elements shall occur both vertically and horizontally as part of a coherent facade
composition.
2. Building facades facing the street, shall include at least three of the following elements:
• A change in material.
• A change in color.
• A system of horizontal and vertical scaling elements.
• A system of reveals of at least ¾” by ¾”.
• Changes in plane of at least 24”.
• A repeating pattern or ornament or art.
• An expression of the building structure representing columns and spandrels.
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Design Guidelines
1. Scaling elements should support the emphasis of entries and corners.
2. Building structural elements, such as floors and columns, should be reflected in the façade
design.
3. The use of sills, lintels, mullions and plane changes may be used to scale the building facade.
4.2.7: Primary Pedestrian Entrances
Principles
1. Provide clear and well-defined access to buildings that activates the streetscape.
2. Emphasize primary building entrances.
Design Standards
1. Primary building entries shall be articulated in a way that differentiates them from secondary
entries.
2. Service entries shall be visually differentiated from primary and secondary entries.
Design Guidelines
1. Primary entries should be incorporated into the building form.
2. Primary entries may be emphasized with canopies, faade treatments, and massing to provide
clear wayfinding for users and visitors.
4.2.8: Tenant Pedestrian Entrances
Principles
1. Encourage a clear distinction between primary and secondary access points and a hierarchy of
entries to clarify way-finding.
Design Standards
1. Tenant and resident access points shall be treated as secondary entries.
2. Service access points shall appear distinct and less emphasized than secondary entries.
3. Each ground floor tenant space and residence fronting the street shall have an entrance on the
street.
Design Guidelines
1. Tenant and resident entries should be integrated into the facade design.
2. Service entries should be de-emphasized.
4.2.9: Vehicle Entrances
Principles
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1. Provide readily identifiable parking and service access.
2. Promote safe pedestrian encounters with entering and exiting vehicles.
3. Minimize the disruption of a pedestrian-centric streetscape by vehicles.
Design Standards
1. Pedestrian entries shall be a minimum of 20-ft from vehicle entries.
2. Pedestrian and vehicular entries shall not be combined.
Design Guidelines
1. Driveways that support single tenants or individual residences should be avoided.
4.2.10: Accessibility and Universal Design
Principles
1. Make all buildings usable to the broadest range of residents and visitors as possible, regardless
of age and ability.
Design Standards
1. Accessible features shall be integrated into the building and facade design, in accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
4.2.11: Building Porches, Patios, and Stoops
Principles
1. Integrate residential uses with the active public realm while maintaining a sense of privacy.
2. Activate the streetscape along residential frontages.
3. Ensure that patios, porches, and stoops are usable spaces.
Design Standards
1. Steps shall not extend into the public ROW.
2. Porches and patios shall be a minimum of 7-ft in width and 5-ft in depth.
Design Guidelines
1. Porches and patios should create a sense of defensible space while being visibly open to the
streetscape.
2. Rooftop amenities, such as decks, pools, gardens, etc. should be designed and oriented in a
direction that does not create noise disturbance to adjacent neighborhoods in excess of noise
ordinance limits.
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4.2.12: Canopies, Shading Devices, and Trellises
Principles
1. Provide focal points for entries and weather protection for visitors, tenants, and residents.
2. Integrate canopy and trellis design with the building facade.
Design Standards
1. Canopies/shading devices shall be permitted to be fabricated from the following materials:
• Metal or metal panel systems
• Glass
• Fabric
2. Trellises shall be permitted to be fabricated form the following materials:
• Wood
• Metal shapes and metal fabrications
• Masonry columns and posts
• Columns or posts for trellises or canopies shall not be permitted in the public right of way
Design Guidelines
1. Canopies and trellises should be used as shading devices to reduce glare and shade
pedestrians.
2. Canopies may be used to define entries and a hierarchy of building access.
3. Shading devices should be integrated with building design.
4. Canopies should be used to supplement tenant identity, not as primary signage.
5. The design of awnings or canopies from one building to the next should be diverse, but also
compatible with the architecture and streetscape design. Awnings should be sized and located
such as to minimize right-of-way tree impact. Awnings should be self-supported without columns
projecting into the sidewalk.
4.2.13: Balconies and Railings
Principles
1. Encourage the integration of balconies and railings into the building design.
2. Promote balconies that encourage active use, providing “eyes on the street”.
Design Standards
1. Balconies shall have a minimum depth of 5-ft and a minimum width of 5-ft.
2. Balconies shall be recessed, projecting, or rooftop.
3. Balcony railing materials above ground floor shall be permitted to be:
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• Metal shapes or fabrications
• Glass
́́Design Guidelines
1. Balconies should be a functional size to encourage regular use.
2. Railings should be integrated into the overall facade design.
3. Design consideration should be given to balcony soffits to encourage an attractive façade when
viewed up from the street.
4.2.14: Solar or Wind Power Equipment
Principles
1. Limit the negative visual impact of solar and wind power equipment.
2. Further the City’s sustainability plan energy goal.
Design Standards
1. Rooftop solar panels and wind power equipment shall be screened from view from the street.
2. Facade-mounted solar panels shall be integrated into the building design and comply with the
requirements for composition, materials, and scaling.
Design Guidelines
1. Solar and wind power equipment should be located to minimize impact to adjacent property.
2. Explore shared, area-wide geothermal heating and cooling opportunities.
3. Encourage solar roof top gardens.
4.2.15: Satellite Dishes and Antennas
Principles
1. Minimize the visual impact of antennas and satellite dishes.
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Design Standards
1. To the extent permitted by law, satellite dishes, antennas, and similar external communication
equipment shall not be installed on street-facing facades.
Design Guidelines
1. Antennas and satellite dishes should be located on roofs and not visible from the public street.
2. Antennas and satellite dishes should be screened from view or located within penthouses on the
roof.
4.2.16: Service Areas of Trash Loading and Recycling
Principles
1. Minimize the visual and auditory impact of service areas on the public way.
2. Create durable and easily maintained areas.
Design Standards
1. Exterior service areas shall not face streets or public open spaces.
2. Outdoor service areas shall be screened by masonry or metal solid enclosures no less than 6-ft
tall.
3. Outdoor service area screens shall be masonry or an approved alternate.
4. Wood gates or enclosures are not allowed.
Design Guidelines
1. Service areas should be enclosed within the building to the extent possible.
2. Service areas should not be visible from adjacent residential buildings.
3. Screening for outdoor trash enclosures should be integrated into the building design.
4. Trash receptacles, loading docks and service areas should be combined and located midblock
and mid alley and shared between buildings when possible.
4.2.17: Utility Spaces and Mechanical Equipment
Principles
1. To minimize the visual impact of utility equipment.
2. To integrate equipment screening into the building design.
Design Standards
1. Meters and electrical equipment shall be architecturally screened or located out of view of public
streets.
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2. Rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from the street.
3. Mechanical equipment screens shall incorporate the same materials and design as the building
facade.
Design Guidelines
1. Locate utility equipment to facilitate access to multiple properties.
2. Locate utility equipment to not be visible from the street.
3. Mechanical louvers and vents shall be of consistent materials and design with fenestration.
4.2.18: Parking Structures
Principles
1. Minimize the visual impact of structured parking on the public street.
2. Integrate the parking structure facade into buildings to minimize negative impacts to the public
realm.
3. Discourage large undifferentiated expanses in the facade.
Design Standards
1. Facades visible from the public right of way, shall be opaque for a minimum of 36” above the
garage deck to restrict the passage of light from vehicle headlamps.
2. Facade screening shall limit light trespass from the garage interior lighting.
3. Top deck light fixture shall be low cut-off type and less than 20-ft tall.
4. Facades visible from the street shall comply with the standards for building character fenestration,
composition, and scaling elements.
5. Facades visible from the street shall utilize vertical scaling elements no more than 12-ft on center.
6. Mechanical garage ventilation grills shall not be located at the street facade.
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7. Ground floor of a parking structure visible from the public way shall have a minimum vertical
clearance of 9-ft to any structure.
Design Guidelines
1. Scaling elements on the parking structure should be consistent with the primary building.
2. Exterior facades should replicate the window pattern and architectural elements of adjacent
buildings.
3. Decorative screening on the garage facade is encouraged.
4. Screening or cutoff fixtures should be used with internal garage lighting along the perimeter to
limit glare on public spaces.
CHAPTER 5: LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE DESIGN
5.1: Landscape and Open Space Design Intent
Due to physical site constraints and land ownership patterns, passive green space needs must be met
through high quality trees, shrubs, and flower gardens incorporated into public right of ways. Active
recreational spaces will need to be met through existing park spaces (Cushing Park) to the north of the
main development site. The City should plan for significant facility upgrades to Cushing Park to serve the
needs of both long-established residential neighborhoods as well as future residents living at CityCenter.
5.2: General Landscape Requirements
Principles
1. Provide high quality public realm places that encourage recreation and social interaction.
2. Provide creative site design elements.
3. Utilize sustainable site features and site design practices throughout the project, as practical.
4. Link transportation and land use activities by using the public realm and open space systems as
the connective tissue of the project.
5. Provide accessible, high quality, character giving, external spaces that enhance the pedestrian
experience and provide a unique character to the overall Transit Station Area.
6. Ensure that pedestrian oriented streetscapes slow down automobile and bike users, and to
encourage social interaction and safety within the public realm.
7. Allow for additional publicly accessible plaza spaces and private courtyards shaped by adjacent
buildings that will accommodate special amenities such as cafés, public art and unique plantings
that are an important part of the overall open space network.
8. Provide streetscape, courtyards and plaza spaces that can be utilized during all four seasons.
9. Encourage, on each development block, some form of outdoor space that is connected to the
public realm either directly or by a publicly accessible walkway.
10. Create a variety of distinct places, providing memorable experiences that add to place making
and activate the street level.
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11. Provide open spaces such as plazas, courtyards, and small parks as an extension of the work
environment or community rooms into an outdoor environment.
Design Standards
1. Grass areas, except for tree lawns, shall only be placed where they provide for active community
use and interaction.
2. Visual cues and gateway elements shall be used to welcome and direct transit and community
users.
3. Plazas shall provide for safe and easily accessible multi-modal transit connections and connect to
publicly accessible walkways.
4. Materials and patterns shall be used that will visually connect the plazas and streetscapes
throughout the project.
5. Special paving, crosswalk markings, lights or corner bulb-outs shall be used to achieve traffic
calming at intersections and crosswalks.
6. Areas within the public ROW shall be subject to Public Works review and approval.
7. Publicly accessible plazas may include urban gardens and outdoor rooms, but shall not include
off-street loading areas, driveways, permanent off-street parking areas, utility boxes, or service
access.
8. Walkways abutting or within publicly accessible plazas shall be a minimum of 8 feet wide.
9. Publicly accessible, privately maintained open space shall be located outside of the ROW or
build-to zone.
Design Guidelines
1. Plazas should be shaped by and reinforce the ground floor uses and entrance points of adjacent
buildings.
2. Public plazas and private courtyards should incorporate elements and materiality from the
surrounding buildings such as low walls, canopies, trellises, balconies, roof top terraces, roll up
doors and overhangs to frame and create unique and comfortable exterior spaces and enjoyment
of the outdoors.
3. Each development parcel should look for ways to increase open space connectivity throughout
the project.
4. Visual connections across two sides of a street should be encouraged unless there is an
undesirable view.
5. A special amenity or urban design element should be incorporated every 300 feet along major
pedestrian circulation routes to give relief and interest. For example, public art, water features, or
a small pocket park.
6. Public plazas, private courtyards, and streetscapes should consider the ease and storage of
snow removal.
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7. Plazas shall provide a balance of hard and softscape elements that help provide shade, soften
and buffer appropriate areas of the plazas.
8. Plazas should be enhanced with site amenities such as public art, water features, unique site
furnishings, trellis structures, and made of durable materials.
9. Tree planting areas in plazas should strive to be 7' wide min. for root and canopy growth.
10. Landscape materials should be selected for each plaza’s unique micro-climate.
11. Building access, either public or secure, should be located on each plaza to encourage regular
use.
12. Private courtyards immediately adjacent to public walkways should be at least 10 feet deep x 20
feet long.
5.3: Festival Street Public Plaza Area
Principles
1. Enhance pedestrian and bicycle connections and retail activation of storefronts along the public
plaza area.
2. Create a unique, iconic civic plaza that provides tree canopy and artistic shade elements,
pedestrian amenities, seating areas, and gathering spaces in close proximity to the light rail
station platform.
3. Promote community gathering through pedestrian-scaled special paving, lighting, landscaping,
furnishings and the creation of areas to congregate.
4. Preserve or redesign iconic light rail station pedestrian bridge as a defining gateway element.
Design Standards
1. The main plaza area shall be a minimum of 1 acre, straddling both sides of Englewood Parkway
and including the street right-of-way.
2. The plaza shall incorporate publicly accessible gathering, seating, and landscaping areas into the
space.
3. The plaza shall be designed to promote ease of access between Englewood Station and adjacent
neighborhoods for both pedestrians and cyclists.
4. The plaza shall be design to accommodate community events and functions such as farmers
markets, art shows, holiday events, etc.
Design Guidelines
1. Decorative hardscape, landscape, furnishings, shade structures, and lighting elements should be
used to enliven the plaza during times of less active use.
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2. Creative lighting and decorative design elements should be used to create visual interest from
Englewood Station, the adjacent office and residential buildings, and along Englewood Parkway.
3. Sustainable design features should be included where possible, including innovative storm water
management, permeable pavements, energy efficient lighting, and drought-tolerant landscaping.
5.4: Englewood Parkway
Principles
1. Create Englewood Parkway as the signature parkway street throughout the Transit Station Area
that connects Englewood Station through the Transit Station Area and beyond to the historic
South Broadway Main Street area.
Design Standards
1. A 50-foot-wide minimum greenway median shall be provided as the primary public open space
system for the Transit Station Area where feasible.
5.5: Landscape Plant Materials
Principles
1. Respect the native Colorado environment and low water use requirements in the landscape
materials selected, with a preference for native forbs and grasses, while also being mindful of
seasonal qualities to ensure a year-round active living landscape environment.
2. Utilize low water use irrigation systems, technologies and applications throughout the project to
manage and conserve water use.
3. Provide high quality and well-maintained landscape and irrigation throughout the project that
enhances overall property values and a sense of project pride and identity.
4. Utilize plant material that is adaptable to recycled grey water standards.
5. Select plant materials that create links between open spaces and urban areas and provide a
number of benefits including improved air and water quality and habitat enhancement.
Design Standards
1. Plant material shall conform to the American Standard for Nursery Stock and shall be of
specimen quality.
2. Plant material shall be delivered to the site and installed in a healthy condition without significant
damage and need for pruning.
3. Soil tests of planting media shall be performed to identify necessary soil amendments.
4. Landscape areas shall be tested for soil percolation and provide remediation drainage as
determined by test.
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5. Mulch shall be provided within all planting beds and shall be placed directly on the soil without
weed barrier fabric.
6. All areas utilizing turf shall be sodded and not seeded, with the exception of upcoming cultivars
currently available in plug form only.
7. Enhance water protection efforts with runoff and irrigation systems.
8. Rain and soil moisture sensors shall be installed with all irrigation systems.
9. Irrigation in public parks shall be subject to review and approval by Englewood Parks and
Recreation.
10. Single stem trees shall be used within public ROW.
11. Plants treated with neonicotinoids or other bee killing chemicals at any stage in their germination
shall not be used.
12. Plant selection shall place an emphasis on the creation of pollinator garden habitats.
13. Minimum plant material size shall be as follows:
• Deciduous trees shall be 2.5-inch caliper minimum
• Ornamental trees shall be 2.5-inch caliper minimum
• Large evergreen trees shall be 8 feet in height minimum
• Small evergreen trees shall be 6 feet in height minimum
• Upright shrubs shall be 3 feet in height minimum
• Shrubs shall be 5-gallon container minimum
• Perennials shall be 1-gallon container minimum
• Grasses shall be 1-gallon container minimum
• Groundcover shall be 4-inch pots minimum
Design Guidelines
1. Installation of irrigation flow meters should be encouraged to help detect leaks in the irrigation
system.
2. The use of spray irrigation should be limited to turf areas only.
3. Plant diversity and the use of pollinator friendly plant species should be encouraged.
4. Internal garage lighting along the perimeter to limit glare on the public spaces.
5.6: Hardscape Component Standards
Principles
1. Encourage a logical, hierarchical system of standard and decorative paving within designated
open space areas.
2. Provide paving materials which are safe, durable and easy to maintain.
Design Standards
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1. All sidewalk paving shall meet City standards and where required, be part of a Maintenance
District.
2. Any paving within the public right of way must be approved by the Department of Public Works.
3. Improvements to the public right of way, such as corner bulb outs, handicapped curb ramps, curb
and gutter and sidewalks shall be consistent with the Department of Public Works standards and
Community Planning & Development approval.
Design Guidelines
1. Special paving systems are encouraged within Englewood Parkway, the central plaza, and to
identify special areas of the streetscape such as intersections, pedestrian building entrances, and
other plazas and passageways.
2. Special paving systems used in private spaces should be coordinated with paving systems in
public areas where they are both visible from the street.
3. Special paving systems should be appropriate for heavy urban traffic. Colored concrete, brick,
concrete unit pavers, and unpolished stone are recommended.
4. The use of permeable pavement systems is encouraged.
5.7: Site Furnishing Standards
Principles
1. Select a palette of unique and consistent site furnishings to unify and reinforce the overall
character and identity of the public realm throughout the project through repetition of product
materials, forms and colors.
2. Select and locate site furnishings to encourage pedestrian activity and community gathering in
the public realm and streetscape areas.
3. Provide adequate pedestrian and bicycle furnishing to encourage non-vehicular modes of
transportation to and around the site.
Design Standards
1. Pedestrian site lighting shall create an environment that in both day and night is unique and
pleasing to the eye and encourages pedestrian activity and a sense of safety at night.
2. RTD lighting standards for transit facilities shall be met for the station platform and dedicated or
shared station parking areas.
3. Street furnishing elements shall be high quality and include a consistent palette of benches, trash
receptacles, bike and scooter racks, pedestrian street lights, trench drains, game tables, planter
pots, bollards, public signage features, site railings, tree grates and seat walls to provide
pedestrian comfort and convenience.
Design Guidelines
1. The placement of site furnishings should be adequate in number, provide consistency and be
coordinated with the overall organization, context and placement of all building and site elements.
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2. Trash receptacles that allow for a separate recycling container should be used to promote
sustainability.
5.8: Lighting, Screening, Fencing, Walls, and Railings
Principles
1. To provide safe and well-lit pedestrian walkways and public realm environments.
2. To provide unique pedestrian scaled light fixtures throughout the Englewood TSA Specific Plan
Overlay District creating a distinct pedestrian environment both day and night.
3. To minimize light pollution and impacts on building occupants and adjacent developments.
4. To utilize architectural and landscape screening elements that help mitigate undesirable utility
and service use functions.
5. To locate service and utility areas away from main entry points into buildings.
Design Standards
1. Building entries shall be well lit.
2. All exterior lighting fixtures to be utilized on the project shall be LED or high efficiency.
3. Exterior lighting shall be designed to provide consistent coloration and uniform light distribution
without hot or dark spots and shall utilize cutoff or downward focused fixtures to minimize glare
on adjacent properties.
4. All private exterior lighting shall be low wattage or LED fixtures.
5. Street roadway lighting along all public rights of way shall meet City and Xcel standards.
6. Unique pedestrian light fixtures on signature streets shall be used as a thematic element.
7. Architectural walls, screens and railings shall be consistent with the design and materials of the
building to which they are connected or adjacent.
8. Where landscaping is utilized for screening it shall be layered sufficiently to screen the
undesirable view from the streetscape and adjacent properties.
9. Landscape screening shall incorporate evergreen plant material or deciduous plant material with
dense branching habit to provide effective screening during the winter.
10. Plant installation size and spacing shall be sufficient to provide 75% screening of the intended
object within 2 years of installation.
11. The periphery of all surface parking lots shall be screened with a hedge of at least 3 feet high, a
decorative low 3-foot architectural wall, or a 3-foot-high decorative metal screen fence, and shall
be consistent with City parking lot screening standards.
12. Flood-type light distribution to illuminate large areas of landscaping shall not be allowed.
Design Guidelines
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1. Building lighting should be used to enhance important architectural features such as main
entrances. Lighting sensors for occupancy usage should be encouraged for private lighting
areas.
2. Illumination sources that are low to the ground such as bollards, step and walkway lighting are
encouraged.
3. Landscape screening should be utilized in conjunction with screen walls to provide varied
screening and avoid a hard-monotonous treatment.
CHAPTER 6: ENGLEWOOD STATION TRANSIT AREA SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
6.1: Specific Plan Implementation Intent
Specific Plans are intended to serve as comprehensive, self-contained, and generally self-executing
regulatory documents for the governance, control and implementation of land uses and development within
a Specific Plan Overlay District. A Specific Plan establishes the distribution of generalized land uses,
residential densities, and negotiable ranges for other development parameters such as building height and
parking ratios based on deliberations and final recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
with final approval authority vested in City Council. The Englewood TSA Specific Plans is considered to be
a living document that can largely be amended continuously in an administrative fashion, as detailed
physical planning elements emerge through the development planning and design process. The
Englewood TSA Specific Plan is designed to provide flexibility and predictability for City departments and
private development entities engaged in redevelopment activities. The Englewood TSA Specific Plan site
plan approval process is designed to facilitate project approval in an expeditious manner, allowing private
development entities to respond quickly to market conditions and reduce the amount of time to complete
development projects.
6.2: Relationship to Other Plans
The foundational documents for the Englewood TSA Specific Plan include Englewood Forward: The 2016
Englewood Comprehensive Plan and the Englewood Downtown Matters Plan of Development. The
Englewood TSA Specific Plan conforms to the visioning statements and strategies identified in Englewood
Forward: The 2016 Englewood Comprehensive Plan for the Englewood Station/CityCenter neighborhood.
The Englewood Forward vision was further refined through the evolution of the Englewood Downtown
Matters Plan of Development. The Englewood TSA Specific Plan incorporates these strategies throughout
the Englewood TSA Specific Plan document.
6.3: Relationship to the Englewood Municipal Code
The Englewood Municipal Code prescribes standards, rules, and procedures for all development within the
City. The Englewood TSA Specific Plan sets forth additional land use and development regulations for the
Englewood Station area and will be incorporated by reference in the Englewood Municipal Code. In cases
of conflicts between the Englewood Municipal Code and the Englewood TSA Specific Plan, the Englewood
TSA Specific Plan shall prevail. In cases where the Englewood TSA Specific Plan is silent, Englewood
Municipal Code regulations shall apply.
6.4: Development and Review Process
This section outlines the development review and approval process for all development within the
Englewood TSA Specific Plan Overlay District. All general improvements to a site within the Englewood
TSA Specific Plan Overlay District will require submittal of a Specific Plan site development plan for review.
The development review process for projects proposed within the Englewood TSA Specific Plan Overlay
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District is streamlined based on required consistency with the principle, standards, and guidelines
established within the Englewood TSA Specific Plan. Conformance with the Englewood TSA Specific Plan
ensures that a proposed Specific Plan site development plan is consistent with the vision and intent of the
Englewood TSA Specific Plan, allowing applicants to begin at the technical level of the review process.
The technical review process for projects located within the Englewood TSA Specific Plan Overlay District
and in general conformance with the Englewood TSA Specific Plan shall follow the submittal requirements
for a Specific Plan site development plan as described in the Englewood Municipal Code section 16-2-20.
Approval of a Specific Plan site development plan is contingent upon the proposed Specific Plan site
development plan meeting the standards of approval of a Specific Plan site development plan as described
in Englewood Municipal Code section 16-2-20 (K). The Specific Plan site development plan must also
demonstrate conformance with the principles, standards, and guidelines set forth within the Englewood
TSA Specific Plan.
6.5: Variances
Property owners may apply for a variance from the standards and requirements set forth in this Plan of up
to ten percent of the standard. The City Manager or designee may approve the variance subject to finding
that the intent of the standard in question is met and that surrounding development or the public realm is
not negatively impacted. For variances that exceed ten percent of any standard in this Plan, the regular
Englewood Municipal Code variance process and procedures shall apply.
6.6: Impact Fees and Recovery Costs
Development fees established by City Council shall apply to projects within the Englewood TSA Specific
Plan Overlay District, and will be determined through the Specific Plan site plan development review and
approval process. Recovery costs for infrastructure may also apply at the City’s discretion.
or “green streets.”
• Create a dedicated trail connection between the existing Dry Creek Park to the South Platte
River trail connection point.
• Work with CDOT to improve the walkability, accessibility, and appearance of the Hwy 285
sidewalk edge.
City Center
Attract a hotel for business visitors, hospital patrons and community members.
Attract more multifamily residential homes near transit.
Attract anchor employers to existing and new office space, leveraging CityCenter’s walkability
and transit access as key amenities.
Strengthen the retail “street” in CityCenter (Englewood Parkway) by improving visual access
from the transit station, adding additional supportive uses, and using placemaking as an
economic development tool.
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