Denver District 10 Denver District 10 | New’s Letter | Councilman Wayne New | October 2018 Councilman Wayne New | District 10 1437 Bannock Street, Office Room 493, Denver, Colorado 80202 720-337-7710 | Wayne.New@denvergov.org Legislative Aide: Melissa Horn Cheesman Family Concert On Sunday, September 29, Councilman Wayne New hosted a Cheesman Family Concert in the North Meadow of Cheesman Park. This was fun and free community event … Continue reading →
Short term rentals (STRs) are found in all parts of Denver with a noticeably heavy concentration of them in the central neighborhoods of District 10. Capitol Hill, Cheesman Park and Congress Park have the most STRs, but STR opportunities exist in almost all District 10 neighborhoods.On June 12, 2016, after two years of discussion, Denver City Council approved a measure to allow STR’s only in primary residences. The rules took effect on July 1st and gave hosts until December 31, 2016 to obtain a business license with the city, pay the city’s 10.75% Lodger’s Tax and come into compliance with the new regulations. Enforcement of the new law began on January 1, 2017.
The Cherry Creek Greenway Implementation Plan is seeking ways to celebrate and enhance the Creek as a recreational, environmental, and natural resource for the Cherry Creek Area and Denver, focusing on the portion of the Greenway between University and Colorado Boulevards. As part of the initial phase of this planning effort, the project team is seeking your input on how the Greenway fits into your daily life and how you think it could be improved.
Below is a comparison of the 2016 and the proposed 2017 General Fund budgets. The revised 2016 budget is slightly modified due to unanticipated expenses, such as the additional personnel required for the building permitting process. City Council has been meeting and reviewing various City department budget requests and will have the opportunity to present additional funding requests for specific issues to the Mayor on October 4th. The budget will be finalized and approved by City Council in November.
Even though the rental of residential property for fewer than 30 days at a time is prohibited, it has become an unregulated common practice in many City areas as well as in many cities in the US and overseas. Over the past year Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman has chaired the City Council Neighborhoods and Planning Committee, evaluating Short Term Rental (STR) programs in other cities and addressing key operational issues.
Continue reading →The homeless do have the right to “loiter” in public spaces (sidewalks) and ask for assistance from residents. At the same time they cannot create unsafe conditions (block public passageways); interfere with business entrances and customers (aggressively panhandle); or engage in illegal behavior that negatively impacts the quality of life in the area (drinking in public, public urination, etc). The following are helpful tips given by District 6 Commander Tony Lopez, City Attorney Chris Gaddis, and Denver’s Road Home Executive Director Bennie Milliner.
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