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AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, LOCATED AT 8350 ROSEMARY STREET, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO TO REFLECT SAID REZONING
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Summary and Background Information:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from I-1 to I-2 to be able to market the property for sale to the wider variety of potential users that would be allowed within the I-2 zone district. At this time, there is no buyer or user identified, and no development is proposed.
The 1998 Irondale Comprehensive Plan identified the Rosemary Street corridor for commercial and light industrial uses, and the 2010 city-wide update of the comprehensive plan identified the corridor for Industrial/Distribution uses that align with the direction of the previous Irondale plan. However, since the latest comprehensive plan update, staff became aware that the Union Pacific Railroad purchased property throughout Irondale for a future rail connection to the Burlington-Northern Railroad. This connection would be adjacent to the subject property to the south. In addition, the Cherokee Pipeline runs along East 84th Avenue, which borders the subject property to the north. These changes make the area more appropriate for the medium intensity industrial uses of the I-2 zone district, which is commonly found along rail lines throughout the city. Given that the subject property has remained vacant and undeveloped since it was originally zoned I-1 at the time of its annexation in 1985, expanding the allowed uses will provide the opportunity for it to develop in accordance with the standards of the Land Development Code with an attractive industrial development that is compatible with the surrounding area.
To ensure that the intent of the Irondale plan and the Comprehensive Plan is being met, the proposed conditions would require that new development front Rosemary Street. I...
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