Passionately Urban

The City is offering free building permits for many common home-improvement projects to single-family homes and duplexes. The free permits will be available until June 15 and valid for 180 days. Permits will be issued on the spot to citizens or their contractors.

The free building permits can be obtained between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the permit counter on the second floor of the Webb Municipal Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave.

This home renovation stimulas plan covers the following improvements to existing single-family homes and duplexes:

• Basic interior remodel (existing kitchen, bath or bedroom)
• Basement remodel
• Roof covering repair or replacement
• Wall insulation
• Replacement of water heaters
• Change out central heating and air
• Photo voltaic systems (Solar Panels)
• Stucco or siding home exteriors

This excludes complex projects that require detailed plan review such as new homes, additions, garages and new structures such as a gazebo. Projects requiring plan review for engineering and structural modifications are also excluded.

Building permit fees range from $20 to several thousand dollars, depending on the value of the project. The building permit fee is $20 for projects valued up to $500; the fee is $35 for projects valued between $500 and $2,000; and then the fee increases by $8 for each additional $1,000 of project value over $2,000.

Building permits offer important protections to homeowners. First, they require that inspections be performed to verify work was done correctly and follows building code standards. Permits also protect the resale of homes. For example, a sale may be held up because an improvement such as a basement remodel wasn’t done with the proper permits.

Call Denver 3-1-1 or visit www.denvergov.com/building for more information.

You are invited to attend a public input meeting which will highlight rehabilitation alternatives for the Mall.

What: Presentation of Proposed Alternatives & Final Draft Recommendation
When: Wednesday, May 20: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Where: Colorado History Museum

RSVP by May 19th to info@downtowndenver.com .

My heart is heavy because our friends' dog passed away yesterday. She was so loving, joyful, and a big part of our friendship. We enjoyed her at the park, at the lake, while camping, snow shoeing, and just hanging out. She will be missed very much. I hope our friends find peace and comfort in knowing that they gave her the best life she could have ever needed or hoped for.

Bailey

"The Best Dog on Earth"

Third Sunday May 17th: RiNo Open Studio Tour & Sunday Brunch - Upper Larimer Side 10am - 3pm. Tour RiNo locations on the East side of the tracks. Light brunch items will be served at each location as well as pancakes served by RiNo Neighbors at the RiNo party tent, located at 32nd and Blake Street, get information on the tour, pick up maps & park here. (only locations on the Upper Larimer side of the tracks will be open)

Visit the website for more info >

DDRO (Downtown Denver Residents Organization) and LoDoNa (Lower Downtown Neighborhood Association) are co-sponsoring a Union Station Forum on Monday, May 18 in the Mercantile Room at the Wynkoop Brewery, 18th and Wynkoop. Social time at 5:30, forum begins at 6:00 and features Frank Cannon, head of Union Station Neighborhood Company, and Elbra Wedgeworth, co-chair of the Denver Union Station Project Authority. They will make a short presentation and then answer residents' questions about Union Station's development plans.