Agenda Date: 10/28/2019
Subject:
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PC Resolution 13-2019: Recommending approval of a request to rezone property from I-P and I-P PDO to PD-R, known as the Delaware and Powers project at 241 W. Powers Avenue
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Presented By:
Andrea Mimnaugh, Senior Planner
REQUESTED BOARD/COMMISSION/COUNCIL ACTION: The applicant is requesting approval to rezone an 8.8-acre property from I-P (Industrial Park) and I-P PDO (Industrial Park with a Planned Development Overlay) to PD-R (Planned Development - Residential).
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is a vacant parcel of land zoned I-P and I-P PDO. Surrounded by multi-family residential and commercial uses, the applicant proposes to rezone the property to PD-R for single family homes. The development establishes zoning standards, including minimum/maximum lot size, maximum building height, minimum open space and parking. Planning and architectural standards are also included, which determine orientation of buildings, architectural features and building materials.
The project has been reviewed for compliance with the Citywide Plan, zoning code and other reports in effect at the time of the submittal of the application, on March 26, 2019. These documents include:
* 2014 Citywide Plan
* Progress Park Neighborhood Plan
* Envision Littleton 2040 Report
* Criteria for a rezoning and planned development plan, Title 10 of the zoning code
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
Prior to 2017
Vacant property held by Norgren, Inc., a company that develops pneumatic motion technologies with existing facilities to the north of the subject property.
August, 2017
Subdivision approval for the 8.8-acre parcel and subsequent sale of the property
August, 2017
Planned Development Overlay approved by Planning Commission for a self-storage facility on a portion of the property
January, 2019
Use by Special Exception approved by planning commission to modify the delineation of the Slaughterhouse Gulch Floodplain
STAFF ANALYSIS:
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