Denver to consider proposal to limit developers from replacing businesses with housing
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and last updated 2021-03-05 13:51:27-05
DENVER - Denverâs City Council will soon consider a proposal aimed at preserving businesses in the historic Berkeley-Regis neighborhood in Northwest Denver.
District 1 City Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval is proposing a rule that would require large new developments to set aside 75% of ground floor space closest to the street for retail shops, cafes, restaurants, and office space.
âWhen we updated the Denver zoning code in 2010, it created these mixed-use areas. And as redevelopment has occurred, weâre seeing more purely residential infill going into the areas instead of the mixed-use unique character that drew a lot of us to this area,â said Sandoval. âPeople who move into Northwest Denver, they want to be able to walk Tennyson St. and be able to go to a yoga studio or be able to take their child to the dentist or go get