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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY ZONING THE PROPERTY ANNEXED AS THE ANDERSON RANCH ANNEXATION FROM AGRICULTURAL-3 DISTRICT TO A PUD ZONE DISTRICT AND APPROVING A PUD ZONE DOCUMENT
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Summary & Background
The Anderson Ranch Annexation Zone Change (Ordinance Z-973-21-24) was continued from the August 15, 2024 City Council.
The applicant is requesting approval of an annexation zoning from ADCO A-3 (Adams County Agricultural-3) to Commerce City Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a 121-acre property, located generally at 9901 Chambers Road. There is a concurrent annexation (AN-268-24) and Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District inclusion (NIGID23-0001) application under review.
The intent of the Annexation and Annexation Zoning of this property is to develop a residential neighborhood. The proposed PUD has ten Planning Areas. Four of the Planning Areas are solely meant for two residential use types; RMD (Single-Family Detached Residential District) and RMDA (Single-Family Detached and Attached Residential District). RMD, which includes Planning Areas A, C, and F, totaling 74.47, acres allow for only single-family detached dwellings. RMDA, which is only found within Planning Area B (19.16 acres), allows for single-family detached, single-family attached, and townhomes. While the PUD allows for a mix of housing types, it is possible that the entire residential portion of the site may be developed as single-family detached.
Planning area E is 3.37 acres and will be dedicated as public park space to Commerce City. This planning area is connected to a 10.09-acre school site for the 27J school district, which will be dedicated and is illustrated in planning area G. The remaining planning areas, D, H, I, and J, are for private parks and open space, totaling 13.85 acres. The school is anticipated to be an elementary school.
The approximately 121-acre property is currently used f...
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