Englewood commission reviews easing rebuild rules for nonconforming homes
A proposed Title 16 amendment would let damaged homes rebuild at pre-damage density and extend the reconstruction window from one year to three.
Englewood’s Planning and Zoning Commission on July 7 reviewed a Title 16 amendment on nonconforming residential uses that would let owners of damaged homes rebuild at their pre-damage density and extend the reconstruction window from one year to three.
City staff presented the study-session item as a response to council’s April direction to revise rules for residential properties that became nonconforming under CodeNext. The staff report says the change is meant to give owners more flexibility and clean up post-CodeNext zoning rules.
Under the preferred option in the report, damaged residential structures could be rebuilt up to their pre-damage density, subject to current zoning standards. Staff said CodeNext left 203 nonconforming residential uses in the city. Of those, 151 can already reconstruct the same number of units on the property, while 55 remain nonconforming.
The commission reviewed the draft and gave input, but the meeting record provided does not show a final recommendation vote to City Council.