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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REPLACEMENT PUD ZONE DOCUMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 ACRES TO ALLOW RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, PARKS AND SCHOOLS, OFFICE/FLEX, AND SUBSURFACE EXTRACTION OF OIL AND GAS, FOR THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST 88TH AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD IN COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, CURRENTLY ZONED PUD.
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Summary and Background Information:
The applicant is requesting a zone document to entitle the western half of the property commonly referred to as Prime Sites for a mix of residential and non-residential uses. The project is now referred to simply as Legato. (The eastern half of Prime Sites is being handled with a separate application under the name Legato East.)
The proposed land uses are shown on the PUD Zone Document with general planning areas identified with letters “A” through “R” and is generally consistent with the City’s Future Land Use Plan Map. The central portion is designated for medium-density residential, which is planned to range from 4 to 8 dwelling units per acre, surrounding a ten-acre neighborhood park and 25-acre middle school site. The areas along Tower Road and East 96th Avenue are designated for Mixed-Use and Commercial uses, while the area to the south, adjacent to East 88th Ave, is primarily designated for Office/Flex and drainage uses to provide a buffer between the Tower Landfill and residential development. In total, there are approximately 200 acres for residential development, and nearly 300 acres for non-residential development, in addition to the park/school site. The project is anticipated to be developed in phases, with the central residential area as the first area to be platted and developed.
It is important to note that subsurface extraction can only be permitted in planning area R which is the area in the southeastern portion of the site, adjacent to E-470. At the Planning Commission hearing on January 14, 2020 the Planning Commission recommended a condition of approval that ...
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