Planning commission recommends approval to rezone 1212 Kerr Gulch Road for up to four dwelling units

The Jefferson County Planning Commission on July 23 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve a rezoning and Official Development Plan (ODP) amendment for 1212 Kerr Gulch Road in Evergreen (Case No. 23-1363669RZ) to allow conversion of an existing office building into up to four residential dwelling units.

Staff and the applicant told the commission the proposal would keep the existing building footprint and building height and would limit the total number of dwelling units to four. Reid Powers, the case manager with Jefferson County Planning & Zoning, summarized staff’s review and said the request meets the county’s rezoning criteria, including compatibility with surrounding residential uses, conformance with the Comprehensive Master Plan, mitigation of negative impacts, availability of infrastructure and services, and no expected adverse effects to public health, safety or welfare.

Powers said the ODP would permit single-family attached, duplex, townhome and multifamily housing types only within the existing building footprint and would cap the total number of dwelling units at four. He also said Evergreen Metropolitan District and Evergreen Fire Protection provided…