Planning commission recommends approval of Wakefield Valley amendment with open‑space, trails and easement conditions

The Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 21 voted to recommend approval of the Wakefield Valley development‑plan amendment DP 2401 (parcels W and X) to the mayor and common council, subject to nine conditions intended to preserve and improve open space, trails and transportation connections.

At the public hearing the applicant (represented by Kelly Schafer Miller and a team including Marty Hackett, Richard Kress, Joe Rudder and Mike Lenhart) said the amendment addresses subsection 3 of ordinance section 164‑188(j) regarding vehicular and pedestrian circulation and that a more detailed traffic impact analysis will be reviewed later with a preliminary subdivision plan. Staff and the applicant explained that approval of the development plan does not itself approve final subdivision plats; any preliminary…