SUBJECT: General Business
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PUBLIC HEARING: (CONTINUED FROM JANUARY 11th, 2022) An Ordinance of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Rezoning the Spring Hill Property from LR - Low Density Residential to PD - Planned Development
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER: Audem Gonzales, Senior Planner
TIME ESTIMATE: 45 minutes
only required for non-consent items
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Ordinance No. 02-2022, rezoning the Spring Hill property to PD - Planned Development
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The property is generally located at the southwest corner of State HWY 52 and Weld County Road 3. The Spring Hill PD area is also located directly north of the Morgan Hill Subdivision. The PD covers ~300 acres of land currently zoned LR - Low Density Residential.
History:
The subject area was annexed into the Town in 2014 as the Andalusia Annexation. Under the associated annexation agreement, the maximum number of residential units that may be constructed was limited to 632. The annexation agreement provides for a 10-year vested rights period which started from the time of approval of the agreement.
The property went through the Sketch Plan process in April/May of 2019. At that time, the applicant introduced the project to both the Planning Commission and Board of Trustees.
In 2021, the property owner amended the annexation agreement to clean up language on the number of housing types that would be allowed within this area. Orginally, the agreement only permitted one housing type, which was interpreted to be an error. The applicant is proposing 3 housing types and 2 variations, therefore, the annexation agreement needed to be amended to accommodate that mix of housing.
Proposed PD:
The applicant is proposing to rezone the property from LR - Low Density Reisdential, to PD - Planned Development. The PD consists of four planning areas. Three planning areas contain residential uses while one planning a...
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