Department of Community Development
Reference: Final Reading of Adams Crossing Disconnection (De-Annexation)
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Nick Di Mario, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: July 10, 2025
INTRODUCTION / PURPOSE
The disconnection (de-annexation) application before the City Council is for an approximately 23.7-acre parcel, including adjacent CDOT right-of-way, located at the northwest corner of 120th Avenue and Chambers Road (the "Property"). Lance Richards and Jason Wedlick of Landmark Development (the "Project Representatives") are acting on behalf of the landowner, Adams Crossing LLC (the "Applicant") in the facilitation of this de-annexation application.
This application came before the City Council for initial consideration on May 7, 2024, where City Council approved the ordinance for disconnection. Prior to the ordinance coming back to City Council for its final consideration, it was required of the Applicant to exclude the Property from the Adams Crossing Metropolitan District No. 2 (the "Metro District") and the Adams Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 1 - 8 service area (the "Service Area").
Following the approval of the de-annexation application, it is the intent of the Applicant to annex into Commerce City.
BACKGROUND
As noted in the original staff report provided to City Council in May of 2024, the Applicant's desire to disconnect the Property from City limits stems from certain cost and development challenges.
In order to develop within the City, a property is required to be served by City water and sewer services. The only available City water and sewer services are located to the northwest of the Property, across Interstate 76, the BNSF Railroad, the Burlington Ditch and the Burlington O'Brian Canal Ditch. As connections to these services would require looping and 'jack and bore' construction, the cost to construct these connections would cost u...
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