File #: Res 2021-61    Version: 1 Name: A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN UNINCOPORATED TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE CANAM ANNEXATION, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 9940 EAST 112TH AVENUE FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Type: Resolution Status: Tabled
File created: 7/22/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE CANAM ANNEXATION, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 9940 EAST 112TH AVENUE FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. Annexation Petition, 3. Exhibit A to Annexation Petition, 4. Annexation Map, 5. Council Communication (October 4, 2021), 6. Letter to City Attorney - October 1, 2021, 7. Vicinity Map, 8. Written Comments as of October 4, 2021
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A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE CANAM ANNEXATION, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 9940 EAST 112TH AVENUE FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

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Summary and Background Information:

The applicant has requested that Council continue the hearing related to the CanAm annexation and zoning to November 15 (see attached October 1 Letter). A continuance is recommended to ensure compliance with the Municipal Annexation Act and requirements of the Land Development Code. The Council may open the hearings and hear some testimony or may continue the hearings without hearing any testimony.

By petition dated August 10, 2021, QuikTrip Corporation has petitioned the City of Commerce City, Colorado, for annexation the City of the property in located at 9940 East 112th Avenue (PIN: 0172110109002), as more specifically described in the petition. On August 16, 2021, by Resolution 2021-60, the City Council determined that the petition for annexation substantially complied with the requirements of the Colorado Constitution and the Municipal Annexation Act and scheduled a public hearing for October 4, 2021, pursuant to C.R.S. 31-12-108(1).

The proposed CanAm community is an approximately 36.7 acre multi-family and commercial development envisioned to bring new uses to northwestern Commerce City. The site is currently used for agriculture and is located in unincorporated Adams County. The property is located at 9940 E. 112th Avenue, by the intersection of E. 112th Avenue and U.S. Highway 85. This portion of U.S. Highway 85 route is part of the Canadian American Highway from which the community derives its name. This highway establishes the eastern edge of the site. To the north of the site, across East 112th Avenue, is Dunes Park, a residential community of single family detached and condominium homes. To the west of the site, across Belle Creek Boulevard, is a water retention area belonging to the City an...

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