SUBJECT: GENERAL BUSINESS
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PUBLIC HEARING:
(1) An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Approving the Parkdale North PD Amendment
(2) A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Approving the Parkdale North Preliminary Plat No. 4
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
PRESENTER: Harry Brennan, Senior Planner
ESTIMATED TIME: 30 Minutes
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Planned Development (PD) Amendment
Staff finds the Parkdale North PD Amendment complies with the Approval Criteria and recommends the Town Council approve the PD Amendment.
Preliminary Plat
Staff finds the Parkdale Preliminary Plat No. 4 (Parkdale North Preliminary Plat) complies with the Approval Criteria and recommends the Town Council approve the Preliminary Plat.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The subject site is a component of the larger Parkdale neighborhood/area. The applicant proposes a Preliminary Plat with 534 residential lots and 37 tracts. The applicant anticipates these lots will develop with residential dwellings, associated trails, private open space, drainage facilities, and utilities.
Site History and Prior Approvals
The Town of Erie annexed the property at the southwest corner of Arapahoe Road and County Line Road in 1995, and later annexed the core of the site in the Erie Gateway South Annexation No.9 in 2021. The Town approved the Parkdale North PD zoning in 2023, which replaced previous Initial Zoning from the annexation. The 2023 Parkdale North PD is the subject of this PD Amendment application.
Proposed PD Amendment:
The applicant proposes a limited amendment to the existing Parkdale North PD. This PD Amendment would allow a range of minimum lot sizes that would promote a wider range of housing types and styles. This would also allow more flexibility for future development to respond to market conditions. These minimum lot size ranges match the equivalent zone districts in the UDC, aligning more closely with the Town...
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