Agenda Date: 08/15/2017
Subject:
Title
An ordinance on second reading approving the rezoning of the Lee Gulch Overlook Open Space and Trailhead, Tract C, from PD-R to Open Space (OS) Zone District
Body
Presented By:
Jocelyn Mills, Community Development Director
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
PROCESS:
The requested rezoning is the sole objective of the project.
Rezoning request - first step
(June 26, 2017 planning commission public hearing - decision was recommendation of approval)
> Rezoning requests - second and final step (two readings of an ordinance)
(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 seven properties; two are ownedby South Suburban Parks and Recreation (SSPR), and five are ownedby 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 park improvements:
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 Fe Heights Subdivision, Filing 1, consisting of 6.29 acres, by City of Littleton, SSPR, Arapahoe County Open Space (ACOS), Great...
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