Greeley planning commission recommends approval of new three‑mile plan covering Hankins Farm and Carestream

The City of Greeley Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve a three‑mile plan that conceptually describes infrastructure, land use, parks and transportation for areas up to three miles beyond the city limits, including the Hankins Farm site and the Carestream site.

The three‑mile plan is intended to satisfy Colorado Revised Statutes section 31‑12‑105 and to preserve the city’s legal ability to annex properties should landowners petition for annexation. Michael Franke, the planner who presented the item, told commissioners the plan “generally describes the infrastructure, land uses, parks, open space, and transportation services necessary to annex land outside of the currently adopted long range growth expected area known as La Raga, but no further than 3 miles from the current municipal boundary limits.”

Commissioners and staff emphasized the…