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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 THE EBERLY PLACE ANNEXATION FROM ADAMS COUNTY A-3 TO COMMERCE CITY PUD AND APPROVING A ZONE DOCUMENT
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Summary & Background
Mr. Sheldon is requesting the approval of a property for annexation zoning into the City of Commerce City. The parcel is approximately 33.6 acres in size and is currently used as a single-family residence. The subject property is located at 10070 Potomac Street (PIN 172300000147) and is proposed to be rezoned to a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Two planning areas have been proposed with the Eberly Place PUD, one allowing single-family detached residential, and the other also allowing duplexes. This case is in conjunction with the annexation zoning case AN-260-22, and inclusion into the Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District case NIGID-181-22.
Approval Criteria
Section 21-3350 of the Commerce City Land Development Code (LDC) outlines the criteria use when evaluating zoning of newly annexed land.
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 Future Land Use Plan in the Commerce City Comprehensive Plan designates this property as “Residential - Medium.” The Comprehensive Plan states: “This category allows a wider range of residential types and is appropriate near commercial and activity centers where characteristics are suburban to urban neighborhoods at moderate density. Generally, neighborhoods are accessed by collector streets that connect to arterial streets and should be...
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