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Planning Commission recommends rezoning for Foothills Regional Housing to build affordable housing and Red Rocks nursing facility at 10285 Ridge Road
Summary
The Wheat Ridge Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Oct. 16 to recommend a rezoning of 10285 Ridge Road from Agricultural 1 to MUCTOD, clearing the way for Foothills Regional Housing to develop a mixed‑use affordable housing campus and for Red Rocks Community College to locate a nursing facility on the site.
The Wheat Ridge Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 16, 2025, to recommend approval of case WZ2502, a rezoning of 10285 Ridge Road from Agricultural 1 to Mixed Use Commercial Transit Oriented Development (MUCTOD). The recommendation moves the proposal to City Council, which will be the final decision maker.
Stephanie Stevens, planner with the City of Wheat Ridge Community Development Department, said the 10.89‑acre site contains vacant, long‑vacant group home buildings that are undergoing state remediation and will be demolished. She said the property was recently sold by the state to Foothills Regional Housing under the condition it be developed primarily for affordable housing with secondary community services. Stevens noted that “no comments were received in advance of the hearing” on Wheat Ridge Speaks and that referrals to service districts and internal departments returned no objections.
Marcus Pockner, a land use and community outreach consultant representing Foothills…
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