TOWN OF ERIE  
645 Holbrook Street  
Erie, CO 80516  
Meeting Minutes  
Wednesday, June 4, 2025  
6:30 PM  
In Person Meeting  
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Council Chambers  
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Planning Commission  
I. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG  
Chair Burns called the June 4, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting to order at  
6:33 p.m.  
II. ROLL CALL  
Roll Call:  
Commissioner Booth - present  
Commissioner Sawusch - present  
Commissioner Dreckman – absent excused  
Commissioner Braudes - present  
Commissioner Baham – absent excused  
Vice Chair Hemphill - present  
Chair Burns - present  
A quorum was present.  
III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA  
Commissioner Booth moved to approve the agenda of the June 4, 2025 Planning  
Commission Meeting. The motion, seconded by Commissioner Braudes?, carried  
with the following roll call vote:  
Commissioner Booth - yes  
Commissioner Sawusch - yes  
Commissioner Braudes - yes  
Vice Chair Hemphill - yes  
Chair Burns - yes  
Motion passes unanimously.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
25-330 Approval of the May 7, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes  
Commissioner Hemphill moved to approve the minutes of the May 7, 2025  
Planning Commission Meeting. The motion, seconded by Commissioner Booth,  
carried with the following roll call vote:  
Commissioner Booth - yes  
Commissioner Sawusch - yes  
Commissioner Braudes - yes  
Vice Chair Hemphill - yes  
Chair Burns - yes  
Motion passes unanimously.  
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS  
No public comment was taken.  
VI. GENERAL BUSINESS  
PUBLIC HEARING: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town  
of Erie Recommending that the Town Council Approve the North Westerly  
Planned Development Zoning with conditions  
Chair Burns announced Agenda Item 25-334: A Resolution of the Planning  
Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town Council Approve  
the North Westerly Planned Development Zoning with conditions.  
Chair Burns opened the Public Hearing at 6:37 p.m. and turned it over to staff.  
Aly Burkhalter, Senior Planner, gave a presentation to the Commission on the  
agenda item.  
Jim Henry and Ben Crenshaw, both with Southern Land Company, gave  
presentations to the Commission on the agenda item.  
Chair Burns opened the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing at 7:17  
p.m. and asked if there was anyone in attendance to give comment on this  
agenda item.  
Public comment was taken from the following:  
Richard Schillawski, Weld County Resident, gave comment on the following:  
Concerns over Stormwater Drainage.  
Wade Fott, Town of Erie Resident, gave comment on the following:  
In support, but has concerns over Stormwater Drainage.  
James Bennett, a Town of Erie Resident, gave comment on the following:  
Concerns over Stormwater Drainage.  
Chair Burns closed the Public Comment portion of Public Hearing at 7:28 p.m.  
Chair Burns brought it back to the Commission for any questions/comments of  
staff.  
Some questions/comments included the following:  
Affordable Housing as it relates to the Project and Town Process(es).  
Diversity of Housing to include Multi-family.  
Stormwater management to include drainage and detention. Stormwater  
infrastructure and outfalls.  
Transportation, traffic, signalization, and traffic calming.  
Vehicular Ingress and Egress for the project and their effect on surrounding  
areas.  
Transit, public. RTD plans.  
Walkability & Bicycle Friendliness of the overall project. Underpass  
implications and construction considerations.  
Environmental concerns to include: Oil & Gas.  
Density measurement of the Uses for the overall project.  
Phasing of the overall Development with priority placed on Drainage  
improvements.  
Commercial Uses - amounts/square-footages, justification, and forecasts.  
Oil and Gas implications.  
Dimensional Standards to include Building Heights.  
Analysis of Utility Reporting and Utility Planning.  
Agreements, Annexation/Pre-development.  
Integration of Features unique to the Subject Property to include: The  
Irrigation Ditch.  
Implications to Stakeholders to include St. Vrain School District.  
Trail Connectivity.  
Area Schools, existing and proposed. Walkability & Bicycle Friendliness.  
Traffic implications and management.  
Subsidence concerns and implications of soil and groundwater conditions.  
The Planned Development’s HOA implementation, leadership, jurisdiction,  
and responsibilities. Metro District considerations, jurisdiction, and  
responsibilities.  
Roadway Improvements to include existing and new.  
Naming of PD Areas/Zones.  
Appreciation given to the Applicant for a thoughtful presentation.  
Chair Burns closed the Public Hearing at 8:37 p.m. and asked if there was a  
motion on the agenda item.  
Commissioner Braudes moved to approve Agenda Item 25-334: A Resolution of  
the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town  
Council Approve the North Westerly Planned Development Zoning with  
conditions.  
The motion, seconded by Vice Chair Hemphill, carried with the following roll  
call vote:  
Commissioner Booth - yes  
Commissioner Sawusch - yes  
Commissioner Braudes - yes  
Vice Chair Hemphill - yes  
Chair Burns - yes  
Motion passes unanimously.  
PUBLIC HEARING:  
1. A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie  
Recommending that the Town Council Approve the Mountain View Fire  
Rescue Station #15 Special Review Use;  
2. A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie  
Recommending that the Town Council Approve the Mountain View Fire  
Rescue Station #15 Site Plan  
Attachments: Staff Report  
Chair Burns announced Agenda Item 25-336: 1) A Resolution of the Planning  
Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town Council Approve  
the Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #15 Special Review Use. 2) A Resolution  
of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town  
Council Approve the Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #15 Site Plan.  
Chair Burns opened the Public Hearing at 8:44 p.m. and turned it over to staff.  
Harry Brennan, Senior Planner, gave a presentation to the Commission on the  
agenda item.  
Jeffery Webb, Deputy Chief & Fire Marshall of Mountain View Fire, and Liz Pettit,  
with OZ Architecture, gave a presentation to the Commission on the agenda item.  
Chair Burns opened the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing at 9:05  
p.m. and asked if there was anyone in attendance to give comment on this  
agenda item.  
Public comment was taken from the following:  
Jim Westgardt, Town of Erie Resident & President of the Flat Iron Meadows HOA,  
gave comment on the following:  
Construction Traffic and Parking. Construction Staging.  
Crosswalk implications.  
Potential Nuisances and regulations involving Noise and Lights.  
Agreements with adjacent property.  
Flat Iron Meadow Filing 14 Subdivision involvement.  
Chair Burns closed the Public Comment portion of Public Hearing at 9:12 p.m.  
Chair Burns brought it back to the Commission for any questions/comments of  
staff.  
Some questions/comments included the following:  
Transportation, traffic, signalization, and traffic management/calming.  
Roadway Improvements.  
Crosswalk implications. Bus Stop considerations.  
Vehicular Ingress and Egress for the project and their effect on surrounding  
areas. Internal Traffic Flow.  
Parking. Amounts. Location.  
The PUD’s HOA implementation, leadership, jurisdiction, and responsibilities.  
Metro District considerations, jurisdiction, and responsibilities.  
Potential Nuisances and regulations involving Noise and Lights.  
Visual impact and buffering.  
Hours and Manner of Operation and any equipment used. Average and peak  
activity. Service Area.  
Construction Traffic and Parking. Construction Staging.  
Learning from experience when developing the Station located at 50  
Bonanza Dr.  
Implications of soil conditions.  
Non-combustible barrier, and features of product design.  
LUA procedures.  
Original Plat details related to the application; long standing expectations for  
a Fire Station.  
Appreciation given to the Applicant for a thoughtful presentation.  
Chair Burns closed the Public Hearing at 9:40 p.m. and asked if there was a  
motion on the agenda item.  
Commissioner Sawusch moved to approve Agenda Item 25-336: 1) A Resolution  
of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town  
Council Approve the Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #15 Special Review Use.  
The motion, seconded by Commissioner Braudes, carried with the following roll  
call vote:  
Commissioner Booth - yes  
Commissioner Sawusch - yes  
Commissioner Braudes - yes  
Vice Chair Hemphill - yes  
Chair Burns - yes  
Motion passes unanimously.  
Commissioner Sawusch moved to approve Agenda Item 25-336: 2) A Resolution  
of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town  
Council Approve the Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #15 Site Plan.  
The motion, seconded by Commissioner Braudes, carried with the following roll  
call vote:  
Commissioner Booth - yes  
Commissioner Sawusch - yes  
Commissioner Braudes - yes  
Vice Chair Hemphill - yes  
Chair Burns - yes  
Motion passes unanimously.  
VII. STAFF REPORTS  
Chris LaRue, Principal Planner, reported on the following:  
A General Business Agenda Item for the June 18, 2025 Planning Commission  
Meeting regarding a Study Session for Discussing the Continued Agenda Item  
numbered 25-215: A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie  
Recommending that the Town Council Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapters 6  
and 7 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code Removing Alternative Standards for  
Affordable Housing Projects. The Continued Affordable Housing Item 25-215 will  
be considered at the July 2, 2025 regularly scheduled Planning Commission  
Meeting.  
VIII. COMMISSIONER REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS  
Chair Burns reported on the following:  
Encouraging fellow Commissioners to watch the recording of the March 4,  
2025 Town Council Study Session in order to get a better context on the details of  
the direction of Town Council on Agenda Item 25-215.  
Reminding fellow Commissioner to review for acceptance, the Town’s  
Anti-Harassment Policy.  
Commissioner Sawusch reported on the following:  
Possibility of A Planning Commission Advanced Agenda.  
IX. ADJOURNMENT  
Commissioner Booth moved to adjourn the June 4, 2025 Planning Commission  
Meeting. The motion, seconded by Commissioner Sawusch, carried with all  
voting in favor thereof.  
Chair Burns adjourned the June 4, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting at 9:53  
p.m.