Commerce City - File #: AN-258-23

• File #: AN-258-23
• Version: 1
• Name: AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/24/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/15/2023
• Final action: 5/15/2023
• Title: SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/15/2023	1	City Council	approved on second & final reading
5/1/2023	1	City Council	introduced by council as seated and approved on first reading	Pass

Title
SECOND AND FINAL READING OF AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST 81ST AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, IN CASE AN-258-23, KNOWN AS THE QUIKTRIP ANNEXATION

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Summary and Background Information:
QuikTrip Corporation is requesting the approval of a property for annexation into the City of Commerce City. The parcel is approximately 14.7 acres in size and is currently vacant. The subject property is located at the southwest corner of East 81st Avenue & Tower Road (PIN172328400003) and is proposed to be rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Three planning areas have been proposed with the QuikTrip PUD, one allowing a QuikTrip Fuel Center/Convenience Store, one allowing future commercial development (no tenant specified at this time), and the other for open space with no development. This case is in conjunction with the annexation zoning case Z-962-20-22, and inclusion into the E-470 Commercial General Improvement District case ECAGID-015-23.

Approval Criteria
Section 21-3340 states: The annexation application may be approved if:

(1) The annexation is in compliance with applicable state laws and this land development code;

Staff Analysis: Staff finds this application to meet this criterion. The annexation application has been reviewed by staff and external agencies and has been found to be in compliance with all applicable state laws and the Commerce City LDC.

(2) The annexation is consistent with the comprehensive plan, and the best interests of the city would be served by annexation of such property;

Staff Analysis: Staff finds this application to meet this criterion. The proposed Planned Unit Development associated with this annexation request meets the intent and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map category of Commercial

(3) The property is within the Municipal Service Area (MSA) of the Commerce City Growth Boundary as stated in the compre...