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SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY ZONING THE PROPERTY ANNEXED AS CANAM ANNEXATION FROM ADAMS COUNTY I-1 AND COMMERCE CITY I-1 TO COMMERCE CITY PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) AND APPROVING A ZONE DOCUMENT
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Summary & Background
QuikTrip Corporation is requesting the approval of two properties for a Planned Unit Development zone district in the City of Commerce City. The combined parcels are approximately 37.9 acres in size and are currently vacant. The subject properties are located on the southwest corner of the E. 112th Ave. & US 85 intersection (PINs 172110109002 & 172110100002). One parcel (PIN 172110109002) must also annex into the City of Commerce City, and is considered an Annexation Zoning. The other parcel (172110100002) has already been annexed into the City and zoned I-1, and is considered a Rezoning. Four planning areas have been proposed with the CanAm PUD, one located on the corner of E. 112th Ave & US 85 would allow the QuikTrip gas station and convenience store, along with other commercial uses. The other three planning areas would allow residential uses including apartments, townhomes, and patio homes. This case is in conjunction with the annexation zoning case AN-259-21-22, and inclusion into the Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District case NIGID-180-21.
Approval Criteria
Section 21-3350 of the Commerce City Land Development Code (LDC) outlines the criteria use when evaluating zoning of newly annexed land, pertaining to PIN 172110109002.
1. “Generally. Zoning of newly-annexed land or land in the process of annexation shall be considered an initial zoning and should represent good planning principles and be consistent with the goals and land use designations of the comprehensive plan.”
Staff Analysis: Staff finds this application to meet this criterion. The commercial uses proposed by QuikTrip are inten...
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