Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Denver’s New Zoning Code - Draft for Review Now Online Sunday, November 22, 2009 | 34.0° Mostly Cloudy A draft of Denver’s New Zoning Code is available online at newcodedenver.org. The public can download and print the draft code and make comments on the code through the Web site. The release of the draft code marks the culmination of the four years of work by the Zoning Code Task Force, a diverse group comprised of volunteers drawn from neighborhood organizations, various business sectors, the historic preservation community and City leadership. More than 3,000 people have participated in various community meetings hosted by the Zoning Code Task Force since the project began. The New Zoning Code Web site is a way for everyone in Denver to get involved and give feedback on the code. The interactive site has many features, including blogs, video blogs, questions and answers, a public meeting schedule and general information on The New Zoning Code. “Newcodedenver.org is a great place for the public to go to learn more about the new code and review and comment on the draft code,” said Peter Park, manager of Community Planning and Development. “We want everyone to be able to provide their feedback on the code, and have created many opportunities for feedback.” A series of the public meetings will start next week, when the new draft zoning maps will be taken to each City Council district for public review and comment.  All meeting dates and locations are posted at newcodedenver.org. The zoning maps will be available on newcodedenver.org after they are presented in each council district. Another round of public meetings will begin in July, when revisions to the zoning maps based on previous public input are taken to each City Council district again. “The Web site is a great supplement to the public meetings that have already occurred and to those that will take place throughout the summer,” Park said. The New Zoning Code fixes Denver's 53-year-old, unwieldy, patch-worked zoning code. The New Denver Zoning Code, a comprehensive rewrite, will support a growing economy, a sustainable environment, a diverse mix of housing, strong neighborhoods and a high-quality of life. The next round of public meetings in date order are:   Date Dist# Host Council Member Location Address Tue   June 16 1 Mr. Garcia Scheitler Recreation Center 5031 W. 46th Ave. Wed    June 17 7 Mr. Nevitt DU Driscoll Student Center north, Governor's Ballroom 2055 E. Evans Ave Tue June 23 5 Ms. Johnson Temple Emanuel 51 Grape Street Wed June 24 8 Ms. Madison Blair Caldwell Library 2401 Welton St. Th June 25 4 Ms. Lehmann Temple Sinai 3509 S Glencoe St Tue June 30 10 Ms. Robb National Jewish, Molly Blank Conference Center 1400 Jackson St. Wed July  1 9 Ms. Montero Asbury Event Center 3011 Vallejo  Tue   July  7 3 Mr. Lopez Barnum Recreation Center 360 Hooker St. Wed July  8 11 Mr. Hancock To Be Announced   Th     July  9 6 Mr. Brown To Be Announced   Tue   July  14 3 Mr. Lopez Southwest Improvement Council 1000 S. Lowell Th    July  16 11 Mr. Hancock To Be Announced   Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009 Posted by AlanD   Return

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