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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE SECOND CREEK FARM PUD ZONE DOCUMENT, 1ST AMENDMENT, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE Z-774-04 TO MODIFY THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT CAP, MODIFYING THE LIMITS ON SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, MODIFYING THE PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES, SIZES, LOCATIONS, AND LAND USES, AND MODIFYING THE LAND USES, BULK STANDARDS, AND OIL AND GAS STANDARDS, AND OTHER MATTERS, FOR THE PROPERTY BOUNDED GENERALLY BY E 96TH AVENUE TO THE NORTH, TOWER ROAD TO THE EAST, THE SECOND CREEK FLOODPLAIN TO THE SOUTH, AND TELLURIDE STREET TO THE WEST, ZONED PUD (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT), IN COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO.
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Summary and Background Information:
The Second Creek Farms property was annexed into Commerce City, and zoned PUD in December of 2004. In September 2005, a subdivision was approved for Filing 1, creating 333 residential lots and adjacent rights of way, in addition to dedicating land for a future neighborhood park/school site. In April 2006, a subdivision was approved for Filing 2, which created 600 residential lots and adjacent right of way. Following the approval of these two subdivisions, residential development did not immediately occur and sat vacant following the financial crisis of 2008. In 2018, interest re-emerged in residential development in this area, and the applicant submitted applications to amend Filings 1, and split the existing Filing 2 into two new filings - Filing 2 and Filing 3. The proposed Filing 3 is attached for reference only and is not the subject of this application or Council's decision.
The applicant is requesting to amend the existing PUD Zone Document to facilitate the final single family residential filing (Filing 3) in the overall development. This amendment to the PUD Zone Document will impact all areas in Filing 3, and all commercial and mixed use parcels along Tower Road. In particular, the request is to modify the existing 50’ lot width in Planning Area M to 41’ lot widths in that filing. The PUD Amendm...
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