Agenda Date: 01/28/18
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Preliminary Project Plan process for "Delaware and Powers Development" located on the 8.8-acre property at the northeast corner of S Delaware Street and W Powers Ave, Littleton, CO
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Presented By:
Rob Haigh, Planner II
REQUESTED COMMISSION ACTION:
The Preliminary Project Plan process (P4) provides the opportunity for the planning commission to give informal and non-binding input and feedback on a development concept during a study session. Staff will provide a general overview of P4s to the commission, and applicants are allowed to be in the audience, but do not present their concept.
Redland submitted this P4 application for a development concept for the 8.8-acre property bound to the south by W Powers Ave, to the west by S Delaware St, and to the east by S Bannock St. The proposed development includes a rezoning of the subject property from I-P to PD-R to establish a single-family housing development.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant, along with Richmond American Homes, met with city staff for a pre-application meeting on April 26, 2018 to discuss the proposed project. Following that meeting, the applicant selected to submit a P4 application to obtain input on their proposal from planning commission and city council.
The property is currently zoned I-P Industrial Park, with a portion of the property within a planned development overlay that was approved in June 2017 to permit a self-storage/mini-warehousing use. The property owner abandoned the SDP for the proposed mini-warehousing use in mid-2018.
P4 CONCEPT:
The "Delaware and Powers Development" P4 is a single-family housing concept that utilizes Richmond American Homes' "CityScape" housing product. The proposed PD-R district would establish a maximum height of 43' to accommodate the fourth story stairway to the rooftop decks. The concept design includes a private street that intersects with S Bannock St and W Powers Ave that provides access to alleyways for vehicula...
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