What Is Going On?

What Is Going On?

What Is Going On?

City Council Agrees to Form Affordable Housing Task Force

Apply to the task force on the Englewood Meetings Portal.

On April 17, city council unanimously agreed to no longer pursue two to four unit multifamily buildings in single-family zoning. Council will be pursuing a comprehensive housing plan for the city with the appointment of an affordable housing task force guiding the work over the next several months.

The following information was added prior to April 17, 2023 when city council agreed to remove the proposed changes out of the “CodeNext” process.

Several members of the Englewood City Council are advocating for removing protections for single-unit homes and allowing triplex and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods. These changes can be found in the City Council’s January 23, 2023 Study Session, beginning on page 46. It was added to the CodeNext conversation in November 2022, and City Council intends to vote on it before the 2023 election.
 
The rationale is that Englewood, like many cities, needs more attainable housing. The proposal suggests that 25% of a fourplex would be set aside to be sold to people who earn 80%-100% Average Median Income. 

Our Position

While CERZ agrees that we need more attainable housing in Englewood, we do not agree that allowing more density in single-unit neighborhoods is the answer. There are several reasons we take this position, including:
  • CodeNext, a comprehensive update to the City’s zoning, has been going on for 2 years. However, this was added late in the process during a City Council Study Session.
  • It will not create attainable housing and will reduce the supply of older, smaller, affordable homes. 
  • It will create increased requirements and costs for city oversight.
  • It is not being coordinated with the surrounding cities of Sheridan, Littleton, or Centennial and their attainable housing goals.
  • It is not being coordinated with the Broadway Corridor Study.
  • It ignores the vacant shopping centers, car lots on South Broadway, and other areas of the city where redevelopment could occur without damaging neighborhood cohesion.
  • This is a major change and should not be fast tracked through CodeNext without significant public input, community forums, and longer discussion.

CERZ recommends separating out the affordable housing topic from CodeNext and generating community solutions. 

How might this impact you?

The proposal included R-1 zoning, aka single unit (single-family) structures on large lots. The November 28 Council Study Session discussed allowing existing homes to be scraped and replaced by duplex, triplex or fourplexes.

Community Feedback

Prior community feedback meetings brought up many concerns. Read about them in the following links.

Proposal

The January 23, 2023 City Council Study Session identified lots over 7,200 SF in all R-1 zones. Read more about it on beginning on page 46. 

What are we talking about?

One-Dwelling Residential Properties, also known as R-1-A, R-1-B, R-1-C

Englewood’s Definition:

The R-1 districts provide residential living in neighborhoods of primarily low-scale detached houses, and include sub-classifications of -A, -B, and -C with graduated intensity of development reflected by the minimum required lot sizes. Access to supporting services and uses is accommodated by integrating civic uses such as schools, churches, parks, and other public facilities, and by transitions to other complimentary commercial and mixed-use districts. The R-1 districts are appropriate throughout the city as the basic fabric for most neighborhoods.

Current Zoning

What is your neighborhood zoned for? See it on the city zoning map. 

Current Construction Developments in Englewood

Stay up to date on the current developments happening or pending in Englewood. 

Link to map of current and pending developments.

Link to public notices, where rezoning hearings are published.