Denver bill would remove 4,466 square feet of Chopper Circle for arena redevelopment
The proposed vacation would take the area out of the public street right-of-way while preserving a utility easement.
A Denver bill would remove about 4,466 square feet of Chopper Circle, at 1000 Chopper Circle, from the public street right-of-way as part of the Ball Arena redevelopment. The city’s ordinance request identifies Kroenke Sports & Entertainment as the applicant and says the area is planned for redevelopment.
The bill would reserve a perpetual easement for city utilities, including water, sewer and storm drainage. It would require the property owner to maintain a hard surface over the easement and keep structures and other listed obstructions off it. The bill does not reserve a separate public-access easement for the strip.
Denver’s Ball Arena Infrastructure Master Plan describes Chopper Circle as a pedestrian-focused shared street, with walking, rolling and bicycle through-access planned along the corridor. The plan describes the corridor generally, not access across this specific area.
The bill copy, prepared Sept. 24, 2026, lists approval by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 16 and by Mayor-Council on Sept. 22. Its fields for City Council passage and mayoral approval are blank, so the copy does not show final approval.