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Planner Jacob Casa said the city mailed notices to 920 property owners and tenants within 1,000 feet, posted six signs and put the hearing on the city website. The application requests rezoning from R-1 (single-family medium density) to PUD to allow indoor equipment storage on a roughly 3.03-acre planning area (the site totals 17.12 acres; approximately 14.09 acres will remain under existing institutional uses). Staff concluded the PDP and ODP generally meet Westminster Municipal Code criteria and recommended the commission forward approval to council.

Applicant Becca Bailey of North Design said the proposal separates the site into Planning Area 1 (the proposed equipment shed and supporting site work) and Planning Area 2 (existing institutional uses and employee housing, with no new changes proposed). The applicant described a landscaping buffer and berm east of the barn to screen views from Federal Boulevard; CDOT holds an existing easement along Federal Boulevard where wider public improvements and sidewalks are expected as part of a separate CDOT project.

The applicant said fire access will be provided via an extension of Crown Point Drive with impervious surfacing and reviewed turning movements for emergency apparatus. Bailey said lighting would be limited to structure-mounted fixtures and the photometric plan shows minimal spill beyond the site.

Kurt Alsott, who said he has farmed the Pillar of Fire property for decades, described the barn’s function: storage and maintenance of farm and campus maintenance equipment for the Pillar of Fire institutional campus and related properties. Commissioners asked about compatibility with nearby homes, noise and nighttime activity; staff and the applicant said the barn is located within the broader institutional campus, will be buffered with landscaping and berming, and is expected to have limited nighttime use.

Vice Chair Carpenter moved the recommendation of approval; Commissioner Collin seconded. Roll call recorded seven yes votes and the commission forwarded a unanimous recommendation to City Council.

The item will be scheduled for a City Council hearing; if council approves the rezoning and ODP, the applicant may proceed with construction permits subject to conditions and any public improvement agreements required by the city or CDOT.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Westminster Planning Commission Meeting | May 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission unanimously recommended May 27 that City Council approve a PUD rezoning, preliminary development plan and official development plan to allow an equipment barn and associated site work for the Pillar of Fire campus on a 17.12-acre site west of Federal Boulevard.","taxTitle","Westminster, Jefferson County, Colorado","taxId",2385,"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},6531424,"Planning Commission recommends approval of Walnut Grove PDP amendment, ODP for 62 paired homes",3936,442000,4378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3535333-3427d1f5a7285a8175f95644d197671a&start=442&end=4378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3535333-3427d1f5a7285a8175f95644d197671a/thumbnail_442000.jpg","/articles/6531424/Westminster/Jefferson-County/Colorado/Planning-Commission-recommends-approval-of-Walnut-Grove-PDP-amendment-ODP-for-62-paired-homes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6531424-781be6e94cee4bad2a6bdffa7403b5d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151573&Signature=h59nFZc2jId2-RK-vodrUGF-XnzgFYa6ihqcJT408IwbiE1NWiIMu~qHVQDO37JqovPaOPYwpuA5b6WfYIY-CB7DmhZXgjutgHu-HHNht5veC~U3SppC109mS8H7fzlFyRF62aJQkE13-BaFobNxjk-N9bX-5zYnrZmleq2GBsCkhvomS0XXt5-5umFV5A85du6gcvLRdfkjd2gLCcBMCxNADlr6gHy8IFZgrU0Gd~Kvqo0szkp2wkxIDd~2B04LpXtbCJie4wnoY2pMKoXE~vEVh5oA8lPmOojCcPZGXMGVAX9nm89NHqCZ73z6aTF7X9eyw8-ujTDSCOfLstydUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westminster Planning Commission voted unanimously May 27 to recommend that City Council approve the eighth amendment to the Walnut Grove preliminary development plan (PDP) and the associated official development plan (ODP) to allow a 62-unit single-family paired-home neighborhood at 9000 W. 108th Ave.

City planner Ruth Hazel told commissioners the public hearing was properly noticed: mailed notices went to 754 property owners and tenants within 1,000 feet, five signs were posted on the property and notices were published on the city website and in the Westminster Window. Staff’s written analysis found the PDP amendment meets the review criteria in Westminster Municipal Code section 11-5-14 and that the ODP meets the criteria in section 11-5-15; staff recommended the commission forward a recommendation of approval to council.

Developer Pulte Group’s project team described the site plan as a 10.69-acre infill neighborhood with 62 paired homes, alley access garages, 52 guest parking spaces and two private parks. Ben Jahnk, a Pulte Group forward planner, said the company had “deep roots here” and that “we're very excited about this project.” Leanne Valera of Norris Design said the proposal would dedicate roughly 0.63 acres to expand Walnut Creek city open space and add landscaping, a bus shelter at the existing transit stop, and sidewalk connections along 108th and Wadsworth.

Design features discussed included 30-foot and 40-foot landscape buffers along W. 108th and Wadsworth, respectively, an increase of masonry on elevations visible from the public right-of-way while meeting a 30% masonry average across units, SCC 25-rated noise-reducing windows for airport noise mitigation, Energy Star appliances, tankless water heaters and solar-ready infrastructure. The applicant requested several exceptions from standard code requirements (reduced setbacks, modified masonry requirements, landscape and street-section modifications and slightly increased streetlight spacing); staff indicated they supported the exceptions.

Commissioners vetted traffic and multimodal impacts at length. The applicant said changes to W. 108th at the Wadsworth intersection would add turn lanes (a deceleration lane for eastbound motorists turning south on Wadsworth, an additional eastbound through lane and an additional left-turn lane) to improve operations; those changes reduce space for the existing on-street bike facilities and, per the project traffic consultant, require transitioning bicyclists to a multiuse sidewalk at the intersection approaches. Traffic staff noted the north leg of Wadsworth at the intersection carries roughly 33,000 vehicles per day.

Commissioners also questioned park siting, emergency vehicle gate geometry, snow storage, alley-to-street section conversions and pedestrian connections to Walnut Creek trails. Marcus Pockner of the Pockner Company said the team extensively engaged surrounding neighbors, including the Lao Buddhist temple across Wadsworth, and altered the plan after concept review feedback in 2023. Commissioner Collin urged that the developer and city pursue a pedestrian connection to the Walnut Creek trail network; the applicant said drainage constraints and neighboring property opposition have impeded a direct connection.

Public comment included one speaker, Joseph Ramey, who raised unrelated title and ownership concerns about a separate triangular parcel he owns near the Burlington Northern underpass; staff and the commission said that parcel is not adjacent to the subject site and that his concerns are outside the scope of the current application.

Commissioner Kinnear moved the recommendation of approval and Commissioner Dunne seconded. Roll call on the motion produced seven yes votes (Peck; Kinnear; Carpenter; Bossert; Collin; Dunn; Tomachek) and the commission forwarded a unanimous recommendation to City Council.

The City Council now will consider the PDP amendment and ODP; approval there is required for the plans and any associated code exceptions to take effect.","The Westminster Planning Commission voted 7-0 May 27 to recommend City Council approve an amendment to the Walnut Grove preliminary development plan (PDP) and an official development plan (ODP) for a 62-unit paired-home community on 10.69 acres at W. 108th Avenue and Wadsworth Parkway.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission recommends rezoning for Pillar of Fire equipment barn; buffer and access conditions discussed

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