[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: FW: Hotline: Re: Co-op questions

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Sender: Beck, Lynnette

From: Morzel, Lisa
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 3:07 PM
To: Zane Selvans <zane.selvans at gmail.com>
Cc: Council <Council at bouldercolorado.gov>; HOTLINE <HOTLINE at bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Re: [bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: Re: Co-op questions

Thanks, Zane, I'm aware of this but think the higher densities should also be considered.

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Member, Boulder City Council

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On Oct 11, 2016, at 3:02 PM, "Zane Selvans" <zane.selvans at gmail.com<mailto:zane.selvans at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi Lisa (and the rest of Council, and Staff),

The RH-6 and MU-4 zones were created specifically for the Boulder Junction redevelopment, after the original co-op legislation was passed in the late-90s, and I believe that the list of zones which are being considered in the current legislation was simply cut-and-pasted from the existing law, which is why they would be absent.

The other business oriented zones are host to a very small number of housing units, and similarly, I assume they are excluded today simply because they weren't included 20 years ago.

As we noted in the analysis we sent yesterday morning, virtually all of the homes which are suitable for housing cooperatives are located within the RL Zones, so allowing co-ops in the higher density, mixed use, and business zones, while not a bad idea, can do very little to enable co-ops, unless they are new construction.  That's a large undertaking, which might make sense for the non-profit owned, permanently affordable case, but for rental and private equity co-ops, it seems like a very high bar.

Cheers,
Zane


On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 2:45 PM, <cmosupport at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:cmosupport at bouldercolorado.gov>> wrote:
Sender: Morzel, Lisa

Thanks but is there a reason for co-ops being prohibited from these specific zones:
RH-6
MU-4
BMS
DT-1, 2, 3, 4
BC-1,2
BR

Co-ops might be a good fit for many of the zones in which they either are prohibited or not considered

Thanks

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Boulder City Council Member

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303-938-8520<tel:303-938-8520> h

On Oct 11, 2016, at 1:29 PM, Carr, Thomas <CarrT at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:CarrT at bouldercolorado.gov><mailto:CarrT at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:CarrT at bouldercolorado.gov>>> wrote:

This is a carryover from the current ordinance.

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From: Morzel, Lisa
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 11:04 AM
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Subject: Co-op questions

In preparing for tonight, I am looking at the city's zoning districts and use modules and where co-ops are being proposed for allowance.  I am wondering why the following zoning districts are listed as co-ops being prohibited and will raise this tonight.  Many of these areas are being re-developed and may be suitable for co-ops:

RH-6
MU-4
BMS
DT-1, 2, 3, 4
BC-1,2
BR

Thanks

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Member, Boulder City Council

303-938-8520<tel:303-938-8520> h
303-815-6723<tel:303-815-6723> c

"We interact with one another as individuals responding to a complex haze of factors: professional responsibilities, personal likes and dislikes, ambition, jealousy, self-interest, and, in at least some instances, genuine altruism.  Living in the here and now, we are awash with sensations of the present, memories of the past, and expectations and fears for the future. Our actions are not determined by any one cause; they are the fulfillment of who we are at that particular moment.  After that moment passes, we continue to evolve, to change, and our memories of that moment inevitably change with us as we live with the consequences of our past actions, consequences we were unaware of at the time." The Last Stand, Nathaniel Philbrick

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