File #: PC Reso 16-2017    Name:
Type: PC Resolution Status: Public Hearing
File created: 6/19/2017 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/26/2017 Final action: 6/26/2017
Title: A resolution recommending approval of the Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead, Phase 1 rezoning from PD-R to OS
Attachments: 1. RESO #16-2017 Lee Gulch, 2. Application, 3. Neighborhood Flyer, 4. Rezoning Map, 5. Riverbend Plaza GPDP Amendment, 6. South Santa Fe Corridor Plan
Agenda Date: June 26, 2017

Subject:
Title
A resolution recommending approval of the Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead, Phase 1 rezoning from PD-R to OS
Body

Presented By:
Andrea Mimnaugh, AICP, Principal Planner

APPLICATION SUMMARY:

Project Name: Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead, Phase 1 Rezoning

Application Type: Rezoning

Size of Subject Property: Tract C, Santa Fe Heights Subdivision, 2.99 Acres

Zoning: Located in the Riverbend Plaza GPDP with PD-R zoning (existing);
OS (proposed)

Applicant/owner: City of Littleton

Project Description: Request for rezoning of one property within the Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead

PROCESS:
At this time, the requested rezoning is the sole objective of the project.

> Rezoning request - first step
(June 12, 2017 public hearing - for recommendation by planning commission)

Rezoning requests - second and final step
(decision by city council)

BACKGROUND:
The subject property is Tract C, a 2.99-acre parcel in the Santa Fe Heights Subdivision, Filing 1 and in the Riverbend Plaza GPDP. It is within the 13-acre Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead, located between South Santa Fe Drive and the Mary Carter Greenway, at 6591 South Santa Fe Drive. The Open Space and Trail area consists of a total of 7 properties; 2 are under the ownership of South Suburban Parks and Recreation, and 5 are under the ownership of the City of Littleton, as shown in Figure 1. Tract C includes a segment of Lee Gulch, the Lee Gulch Trail.



Figure 1.
Vicinity Map

The Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead developed over time with the assemblage of properties and the development of park improvements. The timeline for the development of the open space is as follows:

2003 Dedication of Tracts A, B and C within the Santa Fe Heights Subdivision, Filing 1, a
total of 7.09 acres, by Santa Fe Heights, Inc., for drainage purposes and other public uses.

2009 Purchase of Lot 1, Block 1, Santa F...

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