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King told the commission the discussion targets residential projects only and noted current market conditions are producing lower-density residential development that could occupy limited, high-value I‑25 frontage. “So as I'm talking tonight, we are talking about residential projects only, not all projects,” King said. He framed the proposal as a surgical approach — applying minimums to priority locations (for example, some Business Park parcels and the new Employment Center Mixed Use or ECMU districts) while retaining other areas for lower‑rise forms.

King outlined zoning context: the existing Urban Center (UC) zone contains three subdistricts with minimums ranging from two to three stories up to five to 15 stories along I‑25; ECMU zone options (35–100 feet) currently lack a minimum. Staff proposed several potential paths: add minimums to ECMU 75/100 (for example, four stories for ECMU‑75 and five for ECMU‑100), require minimum heights only for larger parcels (e.g., >5 acres), or establish an overlay district covering a targeted geographic area that could include design standards, pedestrian‑realm requirements and parking-wrap rules.

Commission discussion focused on tradeoffs: protecting legacy neighborhoods and view corridors (commissioners noted there is no legal right to a private view), how parking (wrapped structured parking or subterranean parking) would count toward height, potential fiscal impacts and whether minimums could discourage short‑term redevelopment. Legal counsel said there is no statutory “view protection” and that the city cannot rely on that in land‑use decisions.

Commissioners asked staff to pursue more analysis — including fiscal impact work being done by the city's economic consultants — and to return with draft ordinance language or an overlay option. Commissioners raised red flags staff should address: how ground‑floor activation and retail fit into minimum‑height rules, how much of a building must meet a minimum height (percentage of massing), how to count parking toward height, and ramifications for smaller parcels. No vote was taken; the commission endorsed continuing study and asked staff to return with refined recommendations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Centennial City Planning and Zoning Commission | 4/9/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City planners presented options to require minimum residential building heights in select Midtown Centennial locations to steer higher-value, higher-density development to I‑25 frontage. Commissioners supported further study, raised design, parking and fiscal questions and discussed overlay vs. zoning changes.","taxTitle","Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado","taxId",5762,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076807,"Centennial P&Z adopts Safety Action Plan tied to FHWA grant; council ratification next week",2276,3351000,5627000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2967454-db860d94b04122e9608c6e4cf706c100&start=3351&end=5627","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2967454-db860d94b04122e9608c6e4cf706c100/thumbnail_3351000.jpg","/articles/6076807/Centennial/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Centennial-PZ-adopts-Safety-Action-Plan-tied-to-FHWA-grant-council-ratification-next-week","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076807-2a00a5869441f042e52040aa11adba35/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151833&Signature=G9-GwI-m7yMhD30CTT1foSOkwSZyedsPpiZqvPcK2fLoU6hFaqeNJGiPrcpZBWjo3a0NeCEiZdc96uWz3fnFvXp8OmfuMFe4VOkUKZUZX-TRKJCcAxsTH4yqgOlb~6d0iuWciilbFysgQciix~hWOq-O5Hwhfz3AT-cafcGTqVf1IrOoMn329hg8rN075zHi02weQX9524XB2YEmdmY81ETh40tA91wlVMixBtKn1hJ86wjso0VOf-VHdxz0~WYcXNHbENwpTPj9vDMpHnpt-fe1FNo7wrv9ZZ~uQ-XsGlIMjmRgObjOhoxVk5RXoCPes-7m4O09zX6cIA8gt~KxOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to adopt the Centennial Safety Action Plan (Resolution 2025 PZ R 04) after a public hearing and staff presentation on the federally funded safety plan and its next steps.

Planner Anna Bunce (presenting staff) said the plan follows Federal Highway Administration definitions and the city’s Vision Zero principles, focusing this effort on safer people, safer roads and safer speeds. Bunce described the project as a federally funded Safe Streets and Roads for All project with an approximately $200,000–$275,000 total project budget and an 80/20 federal-local split for grant reimbursement.

After the presentation, Commissioner Lloyd moved “to approve resolution number 2025 p z r 04, a resolution of the City Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission adopting the Centennial Safety Action Plan.” Commissioner Fisher seconded; the clerk called the vote and the motion passed (tally not specified in the record).

Bunce told commissioners the plan includes required FHWA components (crash and safety analysis, public outreach, equity considerations, and a prioritization/scoring framework), an interactive dashboard that will be published on the city website on adoption, and an annual update plan for crash data. She said the closeout for the grant is underway and that having an adopted plan makes the city eligible for the next rounds of SS4A planning, demonstration and implementation NOFOs.

Commissioners asked about funding and implementation. Bunce said many near-term actions are low-cost (striping, signal software changes, signage and targeted education/enforcement); larger capital changes would rely on future grants, CDOT partnerships or city budgets. Staff recommended adoption, and commissioners voted to approve the resolution. The commission will forward the adopted plan to city council for final ratification.","The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to adopt the Centennial Safety Action Plan, a federally funded Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) project; staff will publish the plan and follow grant closeout steps as they pursue further grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076811,"Trainer tells Centennial P&Z: follow written rules to keep meetings fair and defensible",3249,110000,3359000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2967454-db860d94b04122e9608c6e4cf706c100&start=110&end=3359","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2967454-db860d94b04122e9608c6e4cf706c100/thumbnail_110000.jpg","/articles/6076811/Centennial/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Trainer-tells-Centennial-PZ-follow-written-rules-to-keep-meetings-fair-and-defensible","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076811-9e2fd69987b328b42e2473dbcd10ad9a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151833&Signature=N6HwLLBAPHu6VppWMmMHD3LI4k~F~pKHn3~aDqj5tGXvCDSB3j~oK1G3~iC59tbtcVxEPn0biCa9ziB1p7KKlBgAgqBmar1Isi1AfFod9cPEg0m1l0~ewLdVXApxn-nkF1F8-wQZkXybj6k8DBaV47RpbOsHFim-xuJIu1Nw6kUW~GCHuFrgWbPR-WlPJo9bvjQFiFkBtGuaqgxCHP1aXn4zaj3U5jnDWFBYWORAearJyvHsVxsCDJo2kqcRWl~O2oikHaMD4rd1h1EY6aDCF0A8KfYC3U5tvpjOqdmCB9CjuSwL9cka7Ug5UEQhOhnCDLMFTVr~PDf2xg6hlQcgMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mr. Weiner, a presenter and author, gave the commission a training session on parliamentary procedure and argued for written, local rules that reflect the commission’s needs.

Weiner said he wrote “a book I wrote actually, over the last 20 years called Bob's Rules of Order,” a simplified set of meeting procedures meant for Colorado municipalities, and walked commissioners through key differences between those rules and traditional Robert’s Rules of Order.

Weiner told the Commission that written rules produce three main benefits: fairness in who speaks and when, a stronger legal defense of decisions, and meeting efficiency. He emphasized that local bodies routinely rely on a small subset of parliamentary motions and that some commonly used practices—such as informal “abstentions”—are inconsistent with the rules he recommends. “Bob’s rules of order does not allow you to abstain,” he said, explaining that recusal is the correct procedure where a legal conflict exists and that an unexplained “abstain” should be recorded only as “did not vote.”

He reviewed points of order, points of information, the eight motions his appendix prioritizes (including principal motions, amend, continue/postpone, close debate, and reconsider), and the narrow legal requirements for executive sessions under Colorado law. He also urged commissioners to study the appendices and to use the clerk and city counsel as resources for clarifying language.

Commissioners asked procedural questions about speaker order, time limits, use of “so moved,” how to handle executive sessions and when the chair may recess for private counsel. Counsel and staff clarified that the commission has adopted Weiner’s rules as a bylaw addendum in the past and that council may change any bylaws that govern the commission.

Weiner closed by offering continued training through staff and counsel and by recommending commissioners read appendix B (detailed rules) and appendix C (motion cheat sheet).","Attorney and author Mr. Weiner gave a roughly 40-minute training on his book Bob's Rules of Order, urging the Planning & Zoning Commission to adopt clear, consistent procedures for fairness, efficiency and legal defensibility.","actionData","errors"]

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City staff to explore residential minimum heights in Midtown Centennial; commission signals support to continue study

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