What: Annexation and initial zoning of about 147.5 acres north of Horsetooth Road and east of Ziegler Road (case ANX240002): about 139.8 acres Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood and 7.7 acres Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood.
Where it stands: The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 on September 17 (draft minutes) to recommend approval of both the annexation and the zoning. Council took the annexation, annexation agreement and zoning ordinances on first reading on October 6 (consent) and second reading on October 20 (consent).
Next: Final Council vote records were not read in full; confirm adoption in the October 20 minutes when posted.
Details
Three opponents spoke at the Commission hearing about traffic on Ziegler and Horsetooth, infrastructure and water.
The Chair voiced concern about creating a county island parcel but voted yes.
The September 17 supplemental documents are image-only and were not read.
Built from the City's posted agendas, action agendas and (where noted) minutes; large agenda packets were skimmed rather than read in full, so debate and public comment are mostly not recorded.
Consent first readings of Ordinances 132-137: pedestrian and Lemay/Drake intersection projects, wastewater utility network, and the Strauss Lakes annexation, annexation agreement and zoning.
Strauss Lakes Annexation and Zoning (ANX240002): about 147.5 acres north of Horsetooth Road and east of Ziegler Road, 139.8 acres Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood and 7.7 acres Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood. Staff recommended approval. The Commission voted 5-0 (motions by Commissioner Stackhouse) to recommend both the annexation and the zoning; Chair Sass raised concern about creating a county island parcel but voted yes. Three members of the public opposed it, citing traffic, infrastructure and water. It was headed to Council on October 6.