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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC 25-11 Recommending Approval of an Application to Rezone from R-C to R-B Zone District 10-16-2025Ph o n e : ( 3 0 3 ) 7 1 3 - 1 8 9 8 Li t t l e t o n , C o l o r a d o 8 0 1 2 2 30 0 E a s t M i n e r a l A v e . , S u i t e 1 Fa x : ( 3 0 3 ) 7 1 3 - 1 8 9 7 ww w . a z t e c c o n s u l t a n t s . c o m Az T e c Co n s u l t a n t s , i n c . RESIDENTIAL B (R-B) LEGEND Ph o n e : ( 3 0 3 ) 7 1 3 - 1 8 9 8 Li t t l e t o n , C o l o r a d o 8 0 1 2 2 30 0 E a s t M i n e r a l A v e . , S u i t e 1 Fa x : ( 3 0 3 ) 7 1 3 - 1 8 9 7 ww w . a z t e c c o n s u l t a n t s . c o m Az T e c Co n s u l t a n t s , i n c . Prepared by the Town of Firestone for the Planning and Zoning Commission Staff Report Grant Village Rezoning RZ-25-013 October 16th, 2025 Grant Village Rezoning Staff Report 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Purpose: This staff report reviews the rezoning application for Grant Village, which is proposing a change from R-C to R-B. Applicant: Redland Consulting Group Inc. 1500 West Canal Ct B Littleton, CO 80120 Owners' Representative: Steve Shoflick Miller United Real Estate, LLC 6900 E Bellevue Ave Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Location: The subject property is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Grant Avenue and 1st Street. Grant Village Rezoning Staff Report 2 Existing Zoning: Residential C (R-C, high-density residential) Existing Use: Vacant, undeveloped land Adjacent Land Use/Zoning: ZONING LAND USE NORTH Open Space (OS) Saddleback Golf Course SOUTH R-1 (current FDC equivalent OTR - Old Town Residential) Regional Commercial) Grant Village Rezoning Request The site is approximately 28.71 acres and is located north of Grant Avenue and east of 1st Street, southwest of Saddleback Golf Course. The Grant Village property and the former Town Hall property are part of the Historic Firestone Neighborhood Plan (FHNP), which recommends more housing density and active uses. This site is currently zoned high-density residential (R-C). The application is proposing a rezoning to medium-density residential (R-B). The purpose of R-C is to provide areas at a gross density not to exceed 20 dwelling units per acre, with a minimum of 10 dwelling units per acre required. In comparison to the current zoning, the proposed zoning R-B has a gross density that is not to exceed 10 dwelling units per acre, with a minimum of 5 dwelling units per acre required. The most significant difference between these zones is that R-B allows single-family attached and detached dwelling units. The R-C zoning district allows the same single-family dwelling units, as well as multifamily developments. APPROVAL CRITERIA AND STAFF ANALYSIS Rezoning Approval Criteria and Staff Analysis: This Rezoning application (RZ-25-013) was reviewed for compliance with the Approval Criteria from Section 16.7.4. of the FDC. Staff makes the following findings: A. That the proposed zoning promotes the health, safety or welfare of the inhabitants of the Town and the purposes of this FDC Staff Response: The modifications proposed promote the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town and the purpose of the FDC. B. The proposed zoning is generally consistent with the Town's Comprehensive Master Plan, or the proposed zoning is necessary to provide land for a community need that was not anticipated at the time of the adoption of the Town's plan. Staff Response: The proposed Rezoning is generally consistent with the Town's Master Plan. The Master Plan Map indicates the land use designation for this Grant Village Rezoning Staff Report 3 property is medium-density residential. This rezoning would aid in meeting multiple community goals established in the Historic Firestone Neighborhood Plan, including the goals to revitalize and re-energize the Historic Firestone area by promoting reinvestment and ensuring a safe, well-kept, and accessible environment for residents and property owners. C. Adequate facilities and services (including streets and transportation, water, gas, electric, police and fire protection, and sewage and waste disposal, as applicable) will be available to serve the subject property while maintaining adequate levels of service to existing development. Staff Response: Adequate facilities and services will be provided to serve the subject property and maintain adequate levels of service to existing development. During development, all referral reviews will be conducted to ensure compliance. D. The proposed zoning is not likely to result in significant adverse impacts upon the natural environment, including air, water, noise, stormwater management, wildlife, and vegetation, or such impacts will be substantially mitigated. Staff Response: The proposed modifications are not likely to result in significant adverse impacts on the natural environment. E. The proposed zoning is not likely to result in significant adverse impacts upon other property in the vicinity of the subject property. Staff Response: The proposed modifications are unlikely to result in significant adverse impacts on other properties in the vicinity of this property. F. Future uses on the subject property will be compatible in scale with uses on other properties in the vicinity of the subject property. Staff Response: The proposed uses will be compatible in scale with uses on other properties in the vicinity of the subject property. G. The proposed zoning is generally consistent with the Town's economic development goals and objectives in bringing positive growth and sustainable revenues to the Town. Staff Response: The proposed modifications are generally consistent with the Town's economic development goals and objectives in bringing positive growth via residential lots and limited commercial development to the Town. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the Public Hearings has been provided as follows: Published in the Longmont Times Call: October 1, 2025 Signs Posted on the Property: October 2, 2025 Letters to Adjacent Property Owners: October 2, 2025 RECOMMENDATIONS Town staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission approve draft Resolution PC-25-11, a resolution recommending approval of the Grant Village Rezoning application to the Board of Trustees with the following condition: Grant Village Rezoning Staff Report 4 a. All remaining technical corrections to the rezoning of Grant Village requested by Town staff shall be made to the Town staff's satisfaction.