Agenda Date: 02/17/2015
Subject:
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Ordinance on second reading approving the rezoning of property known as 2135 West Chenango Avenue from I-1 to PD-I and the Arapahoe County Residential Center General Planned Development Plan.
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Presented By:
Glen Van Nimwegen, AICP, Director of Community Development
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support the proposed rezoning which would allow an existing conditional use, community corrections facility, as a permitted use on this site?
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Arapahoe County Residential Center (ACRC), is requesting to rezone a 3.5-acre parcel at 2135 West Chenango Avenue. The property has been owned by the applicant since 2005 and zoned I-1, Light Industrial. Community corrections facilities are permitted in the B-2, B-3, I-1 and I-2 Districts under a conditional use approval required to be renewed every five years.
In 1987, ACRC originally received a conditional use approval for its correctional facility, which was formally in motel buildings at 5075-5095 S. Santa Fe Drive. ACRC continued to receive renewals at that location until 2005 when the facility was relocated to its present location. The change in location required a new conditional use approval be granted which occurred on April 15, 2005, with the condition that the maximum number of residents not exceed 206 and the residents shall only be female offenders on work-release status and shall not be convicted sex offenders or persons who present an imminent threat to the community.
ACRC's conditional use approval was renewed in 2010 with the same conditions and is scheduled for renewal in March 2015.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Project Description:
ACRC has maintained an excellent reputation in Littleton for the past 28 years violating no conditions or requirements of its conditional use. During this span of time, the Planning Board held public hearings and granted renewals for ACRC. There has never been public opposition and A...
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