Denver's zoning variance process is 100 years old, this measure would update it

The steps leading to the City/County ... — The Denver City/County Building on Monday, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: March 17, 2023 at 6:33 PM MDT | UPDATED: March 17, 2023 at 6:40 PM MDT

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This measure would erase a chunk of Denver's city charter that establishes the Board of Adjustment and Zoning and its authority to hear and make decisions around zoning variances requested by residents and builders.

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Denver Referred Question 2M: Removing 100-year-old criteria for zoning challenges and variances

Amendment would take the Board of Adjustment and Zoning out of the charter and give the City Council power to set rules

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