Guiding Development: Positive Progress
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n June 13, City Council heard public feedback on the • New density standards for residential multi-family uses proposed Phase 1 changes for the R-2 and R-3 residential permitted as a special use in the C-1 and C-2 zone districts. zone districts. They voted to approve the proposed changes, which include the following changes for the R-2 zone PHASE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS will go before Coundistrict, as well as single family and duplex developments in cil this month, with a public hearing and your chance to the R-3 zone district: comment at the Council meeting on July 25. You can also provide feedback and get the full scale of the changes at • A 50 percent maximum lot coverage www.GuidingGolden.com. • Elimination of the five-foot height bonus • Required front porch elements • Graduated setbacks to reduce bulk As part of the Ordinance, Council also lifted a part of the current moratorium which put limitations on two-family development.
PHASE TWO is now underway. Planning Commission met in June and came up with the following recommendations to present to Council in July. It includes, but is not limited to:
You are an important part of this process! Visit www.GuidingGolden.com/guiding-development to see all the proposed Ordinance details, sign up for notifications, and engage with city staff to get all of your questions answered.
• Lot design regulations for future minor plat subdivisions of land • Regulations for permissible bulk plane encroachments based on new setbacks approved in Phase One • Regulations for rooftop decks as permitted in the residential zone districts
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olden has a new program to connect Facebook – Good To Be Golden, CO local businesses to residents and other E B facebook.com/goodtobegoldenco/ businesses to support and grow our local GOOD TO economy. Good To Be Golden (GTBG), Instagram – @goodtobegoldenco a free program, is designed for retail, instagram.com/goodtobegoldenco/ service, and other businesses to find local customers and clients. Through email MailChimp Email Sign Up marketing and social media managed by the bit.ly/GoodToBeGolden City's Community and Economic Development Department, GTBG offers opportunities for local businesses to Email GoodToBeGolden@cityofgolden.info share news, events, and promotions. We want to hear from you! Please follow Good To Be Golden on social media and send business awareness ideas to GoodToBeGolden@cityofgolden.info. Or call Robin Fleischmann at 303-384-8080 for more information.
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