Department of Community Development
Reference: Prairie Corner II - Zoning
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Marv Falconburg, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Lauren Simmons, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: January 24, 2020
PURPOSE
The zoning application before the City Council is for approximately 3.853 acres (the "Property"), located near the northeast corner of Eagle Boulevard (aka 144th Avenue) and Interstate 76. The Property, formerly owned as right-of-way by the Colorado Department of Transportation was annexed in 1987 and is not currently zoned. The Owner, Mark Connor is requesting a zoning designation of General Retail and Services (C-3) for the Property, which is consistent with adjacent properties, which were zoned C-3 in 2015, known as the Prairie Corner rezoning.
Zoning is necessary as it guides a property's uses allowed by right or conditionally, and this, in turn, allows owners, neighbors, and the community at large to have a reasonable expectation of what can occur on the subject property. It establishes standards for construction including building height, lot coverage, and building setbacks. There are a variety of zone districts within the City including residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and planned unit development (PUD).
City Council is tasked with the final decision on requests to zone and rezone properties within City limits. The Land Use and Development Code outlines review criteria upon which the decision should be made. An ordinance to rezone must be approved by City Council via two readings to be considered approved. City staff collects and analyzes application materials, and after a thorough review, presents their findings to the Planning Commission and thereafter, City Council. Requests to rezone are brought before the Planning Commission for their recommendation prior to review and final ...
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