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Lucero Opens Plaza38
Continued from Page 1 man Amanda Sandoval. Hornyak believes allowing more ADUs will increase affordably-priced housing options and ensure the “small, natural, incremental growth” that he wants to see in Chaffee Park. Several residents interested in building ADUs asked questions about building costs, whether an older garage could be repurposed, and expressed their support for the idea. Councilwoman Sandoval asked attendees to raise their hands to indicate whether they were supportive or opposed: 33 were in favor, 4 were opposed. Two of those four are longtime residents who are concerned about growth and more influx of people into the quiet North Denver community. Linda Sandoval has lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 years. “Parking is a huge concern,” she said after the presentation, noting how many vehicles were already in the neighborhood. An increased population usually means more personal vehicles. ADUs can be built over a garage, which increases offstreet parking, or could replace an alleyway-facing garage, which results in more cars parked on the street. Paul Lukosi, a 30 year resident, is
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upset with changes he’s seeing. “It’s all yuppies in this neighborhood,” he said. He believes ADUs are more appropriate for mountain communities than Denver. Councilwoman Sandoval said her role at the town halls is as “a conduit” and she’s taking community input before making a final decision, which is likely to be early next year. The RNO has an online survey it is keeping open until Dec. 1. Chaffee Park residents are encouraged to visit chaffeepark.org/adu to express opinions about the proposal.
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West 38th Avenue has gotten a little livelier with the opening of Plaza38. Gene Lucero first bought the property in 2001, where it housed the Lucero financial group. He sold it in 2015, and repurchased the retail in 2017. Today, he’s still there, but he’s brought in a few other businesses, as well. Plaza38 has dining, independent stores and a bar where you can watch everyone on 38th go by. There’s also offstreet and garage parking. The Plaza38 opening was celebrated Nov. 9 with food trucks, live music and tours of the businesses.
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