Original Highlands Neighborhood Rezoning

The existing neighborhood plan laid out guidelines for needed rezoning.  We hope to begin work on this project soon.

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Key recommendations focus upon residential rezoning (Urban Neighborhood – UN north of
Morton and R-5B single family south of Morton). The purpose of these rezonings is to guide
the neighborhood to become an area with a greater emphasis on single-family, owner
occupied households with enough leeway to allow existing multi-family and future reuse of
larger structure as duplexes. This will contribute both to prevent the neighborhood from
transforming into a rental/apartment district and allowing it to maintain its current diversity.

It is recommended that a portion of Barret Avenue north of Lynn’s be rezoned to Commercial –
Residential, CR, which effectively will prohibit the type of development that exists on Baxter
Avenue and encourage a boutique/arts type district. In addition, the area from Lynn’s to south
of Winter, which will remain as C2 zoning, will be designated as a Traditional Neighborhood
Activity Center as discussed in Cornerstone 2020 and the fact that Barret Avenue is not in
Traditional Marketplace corridor. The boundaries of this area should not be expanded and it
will encourage neighborhood-serving uses.

Excerpt from Table 4-2
Original Highlands Neighborhood Plan - Land Use & Community Form Recommendations

LU1 – Rezone area of neighborhood north of Morton to UN Zoning. As shown in Figure 4-1.

LU2 - Revise the UN district ordinance to allow for greater neighborhood involvement in the process for planned development options (the only mechanism for creating multi-family development in the UN district).

LU3 – Rezone area of neighborhood south of Morton to R-5B. As shown in Figure 4-1.

LU4 – Rezone appropriate portion of Barret Avenue corridor to C-R. As shown in Figure 4-1.

LU5 – Designate properties on Barret from Lynn’s Café (984 Barret Ave) to one block south of Winter as Traditional Neighborhood Activity Center. As shown in Figure 4-1.

LU6 – Any proposed re-use of the Mercy Academy and Breckenridge Metropolitan High School campuses should be focused on condominium or mixed professional office/residential uses, and/or consistent with the uses allowed in their existing underlying zoning district, unless it can be demonstrated that a proposed change of use is compatible with the
surrounding neighborhood and the intent of the Traditional Neighborhood Form District.

LU7 – Revise Land Development Code to add to permitted use list for the C-R Zoning District: Studios for artists, designers, and similar professionals; art galleries and shops; and other appropriate neighborhood-serving commercial uses or Conditional Uses.

LU8 – Per Cornerstone 2020, Baxter Avenue is a Traditional Marketplace corridor and encourages a mix of land uses compatible with the form. An over abundance of any one use is not consistent with Cornerstone 2020. Additional bars or restaurants with liquor licenses over and above the current density should be discouraged.