Planning board backs annexation for 915 Fifth Street, urges limit on future house size

The City of Boulder Planning Board voted to recommend that city council approve a series annexation and initial residential-estate (RE) zoning for 915 Fifth Street, a property owners say needs municipal water and a fire hydrant for safety and reliability.

Staff said the 0.96-acre portion of the parcel proposed for annexation sits along the city’s western limit and that the annexation would allow connection to City of Boulder water and sewer. “We’re here tonight to consider the annexation initial zoning of 915 Fifth Street,” Chandler Ranscock, planning and development services, told the board during the staff presentation.

Board members and staff said the annexation is eligible under state law and consistent with the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan’s policies on Area 2 properties and annexation. Staff noted the parcel is partly in an area that voters moved inside the “blue line” in 2016, which made the developed portion eligible for city water. The annexation petition would be processed as a series annexation under Colorado statute so…