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A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN-259 (CAN-AM ANNEXATION) AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION
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Summary and Background Information:
The applicant is requesting approval for the annexation of 31.62 acres, located on a parcel of land generally located at the southwest corner of E. 112th Avenue and Highway 85. The property to be annexed is owned by the QuikTrip Corporation and is proposed to be developed with a commercial component (i.e. fueling plaza) and a high-density residential component in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. A vicinity map has been included for the specific location. All of the property is currently zoned with an Adams County Industrial-1 (I-1) zoning designation and is requested to be rezoned to Commerce City Planned Unit Development (PUD) via annexation zoning case Z-964-21, which is being processed concurrently. The public hearing for this annexation case is scheduled for October 4, 2021.
The resolution does not annex or zone the property or make any determination regarding the annexation. The resolution is a procedural step that determines whether the annexation petition submitted to the City substantially complies with the requirements of the Colorado Constitution and the Colorado Municipal Annexation Act. A copy of the petition is included. Staff believes that the petition substantially complies with the requirements of law and that setting an hearing to determine the eligibility of the property for annexation is appropriate. Per State law, the hearing must be scheduled between 30-60 days from the determination of substantial compliance.
Per C.R.S. 31-12-107(1)(e), all annexations are deemed sufficient which substantially comply with the following requirements:
1) Executed by persons comprising more than fifty percent of the landowners in the area and owning more than fifty percent of the area, excluding public streets and a...
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