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9 Review Criteria for 3610 and 3612 North Clay Street from PUD #504 to U-TU-B. 1. Consistency with Adopted Plans: The following adopted plans apply to this property: Denver Comprehensive Plan 2000 Blueprint Denver: A Land Use and Transportation Plan (2002) Highland Neighborhood Plan (1986) Denver Comprehensive Plan 200: the proposal is consistent with many Denver Comprehensive Plan strategies, include: Our homes are our refuge. For many residents, our home lives extend onto the front porch, down the street, and around the corner. Many residents feel a much stronger bond with their neighborhoods than with the City. That can mean tension between City agencies and neighborhood groups. An ongoing challenge is to strengthen trust and communication between the City and neighborhoods in planning, crime prevention and reinvigorating neighborhood schools. An especially acute challenge of Plan 2000 is the siting of community facilities through processes that are open, fair and responsive to neighborhood concerns. The commonplace neighborhood attitude Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) suggests a need for broader understanding that the city, as a whole, is our home. (page 10) Blueprint Denver: A Land Use and Transportation Plan (2002): Unenforceable standards Many standards were written without regard to the problems of enforcement. For example, some uses limit the number of employees that may work within a building or the number of customers per day. These standards, however, are almost impossible to enforce without the use of an undercover police detective, a very inefficient allocation of resources. A much more 2017I September 7, 2018 fees waived per

10 effective way to regulate impact and size is to limit the dimensions of some physical part of the building, which then can be enforced at the permit counter. (Page 81) Highland Neighborhood Plan (1986): Taking our properties back to the overall vision for Highlands is to create a stable low density residential neighborhood which offers a variety of housing opportunities for low, moderate, and middle income residents. (page 5) 2. Uniformity of District Regulations: The proposed rezoning to U-TU-B would result in the uniform application of zone district building form, use, and design regulations, including setbacks. Additionally, the rezoning request would result in the uniform application of Denver Zoning Code zoning standards on urban residential single-family homes consistent with the surrounding context and match the diverse housing type goals listed in various Denver and neighborhood plans. 3. Public Health, Safety and Welfare: The proposed official map amendment furthers the public health, safety, and general welfare of the City primarily through implantation of the City s adopted land use plans including Comprehensive Plan 2000, Blueprint Denver, and the Highlands Neighborhood Plan. Additionally, as stated in the application, reasonable and uniformity in zoning to match the other homes in the neighborhood. 4. Justifying Circumstances: 2017I September 7, 2018 fees waived per

11 The rezoning is justified under DZC Section A 4, the land or its surrounding environment has changed or is changing to such a degree that it is in the public interest to encourage a redevelopment of the area or to recognize the changed character of the area. The homes are now owned by different people and the PUD makes no sense. Also Blueprint Denver Page 82 states Planned Unit Developments (PUD) A PUD involves a negotiated development plan between a developer and the City and County of Denver. Concerns with PUDs are that their widespread proliferation has increased the complexity of regulating land use, and the conditions they place on development sometimes perform poorly and inflexibly once the PUD has been adopted. This issue can be addressed if the city acts on the authority to repeal obsolete PUD zoning and change it to a more appropriate district. 5. Consistency with Neighborhood Context, Zone District Purpose and Intent: The requested U-TU-B zone district is within the Urban Neighborhood Context. This zoning will align us with the rest of homes in the Highland Neighborhood. Denver Zoning Code for these homes will be: U-TU-B allows up to two units on a minimum zone lot area of 4,500 square feet. Urban houses are also allowed on certain smaller Zone Lots. Allowed building forms are the urban house, detached accessory dwelling unit, duplex and tandem house building forms. The PUD is old and out dated and unable to be enforced in this situation. Lastly, Denvergov.org now has an entire Short-Term Rental License program that now has to be used instead of this PUD, which makes the PUD obsolete. 2017I September 7, 2018 fees waived per