SUBJECT: GENERAL BUSINESS
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PUBLIC HEARING: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town Council Approve the Westerly Preliminary Plat No. 3 with Conditions
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER: Aly Burkhalter, Planner
ESTIMATED TIME: 30 Minutes
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff finds the Westerly Preliminary Plat No. 3 complies with the Approval Criteria and recommends the Planning Commission adopt the resolution recommending approval to the Town Council, with the following condition:
1. Applicant shall make technical corrections to the Westerly Preliminary Plat No. 3 and documents as directed by Town staff.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The applicant proposes a Preliminary Plat with 264 residential lots and 34 tracts. The applicant anticipates that these lots would develop with residential dwellings, with associated trails, pocket parks, open space, and future school development.
Site History and Prior Approvals
1. Annexation, Plat and Zoning
* The Town of Erie annexed and platted this property in 2020. At that time, the Town also zoned the property MR Medium-Density Residential and LR Low-Density Residential with the Westerly PUD Overlay, PLI Public Land and Institutions, and AG/OS Agricultural/Open Space.
Preliminary Plat No. 3 for Westerly
The subject property is currently vacant. The preliminary plat proposes 264 lots and 34 tracts. Lot sizes range from 2,250 SF to 11,130 SF, to allow for a mixture of housing types including townhomes, duplex, and single-family detached dwellings. The tracts will accommodate private green courts, pocket park, open space, landscaping, and future school development. The plat includes right of way dedication that will connect to the existing street network at Erie Parkway and Weld County Road 7. The right of way dedications includes new local streets and a new collector street. The Preliminary Plat went through nine rounds of re...
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