Community Planning and Development Newsletter Archive

1/15 --Building and Fire Code Updates for Mechanical Contractors (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Details on new regulatory initiatives on parking and landscaping

11/19 -- City Council approves measure to allow ADUs in residential areas citywide (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Update on Denver Energy Code

10/11 -- Permitting Tiger Team Update (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Alert on a recent phishing scam

9/24 -- Join us for the Downtown Area Plan kickoff (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: A new restaurant application

8/20 -- Virtual counter hours for customers (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: New instructions for e-recording development plans

7/17 -- Denver cuts residential permitting review times by 33% (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Join us for a citywide ADUs town hall

6/18 -- Denver’s affordable housing linkage fee to increase July 1 (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Closure notification for inactive issued building permits

5/23 -- Find your inspection times in new CPD dashboard (Code and Policy Alert)
Reminder: Denver’s affordable housing linkage fee to increase July 1

5/6 -- Denver launches three innovations to reduce permit review times (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus, Denver expands its SolarAPP+ program

4/16 -- Welcome new CPD Executive Director Manish Kumar (Code and Policy Alert)

3/19 -- Citywide ADU project would allow ADUs in all residential areas of Denver (Code and Policy Alert)
REScheck-Web now supports 2022 Denver Energy Code

3/13 -- Reminder: Join in-person discussion on ADUs on March 20 (Landmark Preservation)

Help create design guidelines for ADUs on landmark properties

2/29 -- Mark your calendar! (Landmark Preservation)
New in-person opportunity to talk ADUs coming March 20 

2/26 -- Feb. 27 ADU event will be virtual (Landmark Preservation)
Please note format change for upcoming public meeting

2/22 -- Apply to sit on the Building Code Board of Appeals (Code and Policy Alert)
The city launches new chatbot, Sunny

2/20 -- Watch and Learn: Density in Historic Districts and Zoning Updates (Landmark Preservation)
Take a look at the third and final installment in our informational video series

2/13 -- Watch and Learn: The Difference Between ADUs and Tandem Houses (Landmark Preservation)
Take a look at the second installment in our informational video series

1/24 -- CPD permitted $4.3 BILLION in construction work last year (Code and Policy Alert)
2023 year in review

1/24 -- Interested in ADUs? Save the date! (Landmark Preservation)
Mark your calendar to participate in creating design guidelines for ADUs 

1/31 -- Denver Landmark Preservation year in review (Landmark Preservation)
Apply to become a landmark commission member

2/6 -- Watch and learn: All about ADUs (Landmark Preservation)
Take a look at the first installment in our informational video series

12/21 -- Adopted: Revisions to the 2022 Building & Fire Code and 2022 Denver Green Code (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Denver Adopts One Water

11/8 -- Adaptive reuse pilot program for East Colfax Ave. accepting applications (Code and Policy Alert)
Proposed revisions to the 2022 Building & Fire Code and 2022 Denver Green Code

10/24 -- We want your input on design guidelines for windows (Landmark Preservation)
ICYMI: Tribal representatives traveled to Denver to share their histories

10/11 -- Nominations open for 2023 Mayor’s Design Awards (Code and Policy Alert)
PRO Housing Grant application, important dates to remember, and more

9/21 -- Important building code dates to remember (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus an update on residential plan review times

9/19 -- Join us for a Tribal Nations public reception (Landmark Preservation)
We want your input on window design guidelines

8/16/23 -- Denver's adaptive reuse pilot program looking for participants (Code and Policy Alert)
Inside: Feedback sessions, rebates and more

8/15/23 -- Let's talk about design guidelines for windows (Landmark Preservation)
Plus: recent and upcoming designations

7/20/23 -- Resources for navigating the 2022 Denver Energy Code (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: 2023 NEC adoption

6/29/23 -- 2022 Building and Fire Code updates adopted (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: E-permits has a new look

5/23/23 -- Special Issue: "Expanding Housing Affordability" deadlines extended (Code and Policy Alert)
Ordinance ensures that as new homes are built, more affordable homes are built too

5/11/23 -- Funding Opportunity: Request for Proposals (Code and Policy Alert)
Wanted: consultant to prepare residential permitting guides

5/10/23 -- Celebrate Preservation Month with us (Landmark Preservation)
See recent and upcoming designations

4/12/23 -- Process improvements help decrease plan review times (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus, city begins adaptive reuse feasibility study

3/16/23 -- Review and comment on multiple proposed zoning code changes (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus learn about the new Outdoor Places Program

2/16/23 -- March 6-10: Plan reviewers & inspectors are attending annual ICC code classes (Code and Policy Alert)
Also inside: building code updates, a launch party, and more

1/17/23 -- CPD permitted $5 BILLION in construction work last year (Code and Policy Alert)
2022 building code adopted

2/1/23 -- Help tell the stories of American Indian and Indigenous Peoples in Denver (Landmark Preservation)
Join us for a Launch Party on Feb 25

12/14/22 -- Affordable housing effective date extended for single-family/duplex projects (Code and Policy Alert)
2022 building code adoption update and more

11/18/22 -- Denver to hire consultant for American Indian/Indigenous Peoples historic context study (Landmark Preservation)
Review the request for proposals (RFP)

11/17/22 -- Inside: Photos of the 2022 Mayor's Design Awards winners (Code and Policy Alert)
Building code adoption briefing recap and more

11/2/22 -- You’re invited! Join us to learn about the 2022 Denver Building and Fire Code (Code and Policy Alert)
Continuing education credit provided

10/26/22 -- Landmark Preservation Commission to vote on proposed design guidelines updates (Landmark Preservation)
Join us for a code adoption briefing

10/18/22 -- Energize Denver Ordinance requirements become effective in 2023 (Code and Policy Alert)
Join us for a code adoption briefing

8/18/22 -- Meet Denver's new head of urban design (Code and Policy Alert)
Last call: Nominate a project for the Mayor's Design Awards

7/27/22 -- Landmark Preservation Commission to review proposed design guidelines updates (Landmark Preservation)
Have you applied for state income tax credits?

7/21/22 -- Nominate a project for the 2022 Mayor's Design Awards (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: CPD has a new phone number and more

6/15/2022 -- Denver welcomes a new Deputy Building Official (Code and Policy Alert)
Also inside: Expand housing affordability measure passes

5/24/2022 -- Colorado's Chicano/a/x Community Murals named among nation's 11 Most Endangered Places (Landmark Preservation)
Don't forget to review the phase 1 design guideline update

5/16/2022 -- Managing permit review times and more monthly news (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Three projects looking for feedback in May

4/27/2022 -- Design guidelines update: Review and comment on Phase 1 draft (Landmark Preservation)
Celebrate Preservation Month with us

4/21/2022 -- Proposal to expand housing affordability in Denver moves forward (Code and Policy Alert)
Inside: We're hiring, 2022 building code adoption, and more

3/31/2022 -- Denver Landmark Preservation webinar series returns (Landmark Preservation)
Also inside: The Robinson House advances to City Council

3/16/2022 -- We're hiring! Explore a new career with competitive pay and great benefits (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: A 2022 building code update, development case studies, board vacancies, and more

3/4/2022 -- March 7-11: Plan reviewers and inspectors are attending annual ICC code classes (Code and Policy Alert)

2/28/2022 -- Findings from City of Denver’s first-ever Mexican American, Chicano, and Latino historic context study released (Landmark Preservation)
Companion “I Am Denver” film captures resident stories in video

2/14/2022 -- Denver advances new policy to address housing affordability (Code and Policy Alert)
Inside: residential permitting presentation, code adoption updates, and more

2/3/2022 -- You’re invited! Community meeting & film screening at Sie for Denver's Latino/Chicano history (Landmark Preservation)
RSVP link inside

1/20/2022 -- Important updates on the 2022 building code adoption process (Code and Policy Alert)
Plus: Construction Careers Contribution Fund, existing building survey, and more