SPR Changes Approved; Decision Delayed on 63rd Street Subdivision Application
- Chris Ennis
- May 22
- 2 min read
Here's What Has Happened Since Our April Newsletter
Gunbarrel Hill goes from proposed tennis facility to open space? We just found out about this, and there's a meeting TONIGHT (May 22, 6:30 pm) about it. Here's the County website about this potentially amazing and exciting turn of events.
Site Plan Review regulations approved: On April 22, the County Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the changes to tighten the Site Plan Review regulations. See news coverage here (paywall). The County's news release is linked here. The SPR regulations apply to every household in unincorporated Boulder County, affecting the ability to modify/expand the residential floor area of homes.
63rd Street Subdivision application continued to July 10: The May 6 hearing by the County Commissioners took place but only two Commissioners could attend. The issue is continued to a public meeting and decision at 9:30 am on July 10 at the County Courthouse. No public input will be taken at that meeting, though the public may attend. See news coverage here.
Lafayette City Council finds that the "Gateway" annexation meets "eligibility" requirements: On May 20, the Lafayette City Council found that the Gateway annexation petition meets the eligibility requirements for annexation. This vote does not imply that annexation and development will be approved. Community members spoke for over an hour during the public input period, and were overwhelmingly against the development. The petition for annexation includes a proposal for development that seeks commercial and high-density zoning, though details of that proposal remain unknown. The annexation petition has now been submitted to the City (visit the City website here). The citizen group Preserve Lafayette argues that City should acquire the ~78 acres north and south of Baseline Road and 119th Street and incorporate the land into the City Open Space program. See news coverage here.
No new news on two other proposed Lafayette annexations: Annexation and development is proposed for 19.5 acres located at 9850 and 9776 Arapahoe Road, just west of City of Lafayette boundaries. The formal application has not yet been submitted. The City's website for this annexation is linked here. Another proposal for annexation and development, "Lafayette Marketplace", is also on Arapahoe Road, just a half mile away at the intersection of Hwy 287. The first developer-led public meetings for each of these proposed annexations have taken place.
As always, thanks for reading! We hope you have a happy Memorial Day weekend.
