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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCOMPLISHING THE ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR E. 96TH AVENUE BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY 2 AND BUCKLEY ROAD, A QUARTER SECTION OF LAND AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF E. 96TH AVENUE AND PEORIA STREET, AND A SMALL PORTION OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF E. 96TH AVENUE AND BUCKLEY ROAD ALIGNMENT, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO.
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Summary and Background Information:
The Shell Oil Company and Commerce City are requesting approval for the annexation of roughly 206 acres. The property to be annexed includes the southern right-of-way for E. 96th Avenue between State Highway 2 and Buckley Road, a quarter section of land at the northeast corner of E. 96th Avenue and Peoria Street, and a small portion of city owned property at the southwest corner of E. 96th Avenue and the Buckley Road alignment. All of the property is currently zoned with an Adams County Agriculture - 3 zoning designation and is requested to be rezoned to Commerce City Agriculture and Public via zoning case Z-913-15, which is being processed concurrently.
The submittal of this application is the culmination of collaborative efforts between the Shell Oil Company and the City of Commerce City. The proposed annexation and zoning will bring the remaining unincorporated properties in the E. 96th Avenue corridor between Highway 2 and Buckley Road into the city. This will allow for more streamlined development processes when the Shell Oil Company owned property is developed and it will bring city owned property into the city’s jurisdictional boundaries.
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Chris Cramer, Community Development Director
Staff Member Presenting: Paul Workman, Planner
Financial Impact: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
Alternative:
Deny the Annexation request
Continue the Annexation request