(Updated June 21, 2022)
How it all began...Beginning in May 2018, then District 10 Councilman Wayne New, initiated a Commercial and Residential Overlay Process. It was believed that an overlay – once approved by City Council into law – would be more effective and efficient than a design committee to sustain future development guidelines in Cherry Creek East. The city funded $10,000 for consultants to assist the Cherry Creek East Association Board and its Development Committee with the process. Over the last four years hundreds of hours were spent creating two overlays. The Zoning Overlay is an incremental addition to the current city zoning. Consequently, if and when it is approved, this becomes a part of the Zoning code for the area. Zoning overlays have been applied or are in process in other Denver communities. Here is more information on why we want a zoning overlay in our community.
Why we want a commercial overlay plan in CCE.
CCEA hosted a community meeting on February 16, 2021 and a community survey was conducted on July 1, 2021. Currently, the zoning overlay is with the city for review. You will find details on the overlays, meeting presentations and survey results in the
Development Committee section of our website.
Where are we today?...On June 1, 2022, Community Planning and Development (CPD) staff presented the overlays to members of Denver Planning Board. Some members could not differentiate Cherry Creek North from East and there were many inquiries about portability of the overlay to other neighborhoods and equity.