Published on March 18, 2026
Unlocking Housing Choices Project hosting online survey and public meetings in March and April
DENVER—City planners from Denver Community Planning and Development (CPD) will be out in the community, starting Tuesday, March 24, to share draft proposals that could create new housing opportunities in Denver. The Unlocking Housing Choices Project will host five public meetings and an online survey to ask residents about ideas to add units in the city’s residential neighborhoods.
“We know Denverites love their neighborhoods, and we know they want to see more options for housing,” CPD executive Director Brad Buchanan said. “We are looking forward to talking with residents about these proposals to ensure they bring more opportunities for accessible housing while also preserving the features that make our neighborhoods great places to live.”
Ways to participate
Community members can share their thoughts on the proposals online or in person at one of several public meetings that will be held throughout the city. All of the in-person meetings will feature the same content and agenda, starting with an open house for the first 30 minutes, followed by a presentation and Q&A from the project team. The virtual meeting will feature the same presentation followed by Q&A.
Meeting information
- Tuesday, March 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Highland Recreation Center, 2880 Osceola Street, Denver - Wednesday, March 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Cook Park Recreation Center, 7100 Cherry Creek S Drive, Denver - Tuesday, April 7, 6-8 p.m.
Athmar Recreation Center,2680 W Mexico Avenue, Denver - Thursday, April 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Montbello Recreation Center,15555 E 53rd Avenue, Denver - Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 -7 p.m.
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams
About the project
Unlocking Housing Choices is a regulatory project to implement citywide plan recommendations for more diverse housing through potential updates to the Denver Zoning Code and other city rules and regulations that would allow more middle housing forms in Denver’s residential neighborhoods. The project is focusing on this goal while working to preserve existing affordability and ensure that new development adds more attainable housing stock.
Middle housing refers to small multi-unit structures like duplexes, tandem houses, fourplexes and other house-scaled, middle housing building forms. The changes to the zoning regulations will focus on low- and medium-residential zone districts ranging from single-unit (SU) to rowhouse (RH), and the comparable Former Chapter 59 zone districts.
Proposals that community members can weigh in on are:
- Updating scale and form: Limit the mass and scale of new house-sized building forms.
- Infill bonus: Allow more housing when the primary structure (such as an existing house) is retained.
- Affordability bonus: Allow more housing when affordable unit(s) are provided.
Learn more by visiting www.Denvergov.org/housingchoices.
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