WHAT IS A DESIGN OVERLAY? HOW IS IT APPLIED?

A DESIGN OVERLAY establishes specific zoning tools that EXISTING DEVELOPMENT

implement design recommendations. A design overlay on Santa
Fe Drive would support future development in integrating with
the existing community by ensuring that it complements the
existing built environment and character of place.
The Design Overlay will not apply to existing buildings or uses. The only consideration
is that building modifications or changes in use maintain the existing level of
compliance or bring the development closer to compliance and reflect the critical goals
and values of the neighborhood. This is true with or without the overlay zone.
NEW DEVELOPMENT
The Design Overlay will apply to Main Street zone districts only. See map below.

WHEN WILL IT APPLY? WHERE WILL IT APPLY?

AUGUST 2018
Identify Critical
Neighborhood Values SEPTEMBER 2018
Draft Design Overlay
YOU ARE HERE solutions
OCTOBER 2018
Gather community
input on draft Design
Overlay solutions NOVEMBER 2018
Design Overlay revised and
submitted to Community
Planning and Development
DECEMBER 2018
(CPD) and Council for
Receive consensus from
review based on October
community and property/
Community Meeting.
business owners.

NEXT STEPS: Design Overlay Criteria must be supported by District

3 Councilperson and taken to Denver Community Planning and
Development (CPD). CPD will conduct a series of community input
meetings before Councilperson takes it to Council for vote.
CRITICAL NEIGHBORHOOD VALUES
From July 26-August 23, 2018 the LALP Planning Task Force administered a Critical
Neighborhood Values survey through various outreach methods and collected a
total of 232 responses. The responses to the survey helped the Planning Task
Force members draft a Design Overlay proposal. You can provide your feedback on
the draft Design Overlay by visiting the four criteria boards here today.

Priority #1
Priority #2 Priority #3

Priority #1 Priority #2 Priority #3

MAIN STREET THE ARTS HOUSING CULTURE ARCHITECTURE
 BUILDING HEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD VALUE: BUILDING HEIGHT
CURRENT ZONING ACTIVATE MAIN STREET
DESIGN OVERLAY
New New
New New

2
stories

10 foot
stepback
5
stories
3
stories
STRUCTURAL PARKING NEIGHBORHOOD VALUES: STRUCTURAL PARKING
CURRENT ZONING ACTIVATE MAIN STREET
DESIGN OVERLAY

u s e s
, n o a l ternate
su r f a c e
Sloped
USES NEIGHBORHOOD VALUES: ACTIVATE USES
CURRENT ZONING MAIN STREET, SUPPORT ARTISTIC
OPPORTUNITY, CELEBRATE DESIGN OVERLAY
NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURE
MATERIALS NEIGHBORHOOD VALUE: MATERIALS
CURRENT ZONING CELEBRATE
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN OVERLAY
CULTURE