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AN ORDINANCE adopting the city of commerce city station AREA master plan
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Summary and Background Information:
The Commerce City Station Area Master Plan (STAMP) is a strategic short- and long-range urban design and implementation plan that, over the next 20 years, aims to guide public and private investment in and around the new 72nd Avenue Commuter Rail Station located at E. 72nd Avenue and Colorado Boulevard.
The project area encompasses approximately one-half mile around the commuter rail station and is roughly bounded by E. 74th Avenue on the north, the South Platte River on the west, and Brighton Boulevard on the east. East 67th Place and the southern edge of the Adams Heights neighborhood roughly delineate the southern boundary of the project area.
The plan addresses land use, transportation, and infrastructure needs. It proposes financing strategies and implementation measures to support the preferred future of the Adams City and Adams Heights neighborhoods surrounding the new station. The area is predominantly built out; however, there are a number of underutilized and/or vacant parcels that could potentially support new neighborhood-serving transit- oriented development and/or redevelopment. While smaller, more tangible projects such as streetscape and façade improvements may be realized in the near term, larger development projects will need to occur incrementally. In some instances, proposed projects rely on future land acquisition, the sale of private property, or financing that is currently unavailable.
Over the course of the planning process, residents and stakeholders voiced numerous forward-thinking suggestions and wide-ranging ideas. Many suggestions were evaluated and were incorporated into this document. However, not every suggestion could be addressed through the STAMP process. This was because some ideas were not feasible or did not align with current market demand. The plan is intended as a living document tha...
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