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City staff, developer show conceptual park for Midtown Centennial and ask council for feedback
Summary
City planners and the Parcel 11 developer presented conceptual designs for a new park in Midtown Centennial, described hiking and seating opportunities on an 18-foot grade and a 2.8-acre site, and sought council feedback ahead of formal amendments to the regulating plan and development agreements.
City staff and developers presented a conceptual park design for "Parcel 11" within Midtown Centennial at the July 15 council meeting, describing a park intended as a neighborhood gathering place and a first implementation step of the city's Midtown Centennial vision. David King, senior planner with the city, said "there is no decision being made tonight. It is just that chance to provide feedback," and emphasized the presentation was an early-stage opportunity for council input.
Developer representatives described park features including two lawn spaces separated by an 18-foot ridgeline, an urban plaza along South Dayton Street designed for seating and programmed uses, a "Greenway Landing" along East Panorama Circle and linear trail corridors. Architect Ryan Chabon said the design emphasizes pedestrian and bicycle circulation and attempts to integrate existing topography and mountain views into usable park rooms.
Council members focused questions on practical details: whether food trucks could use adjacent parking lanes and whether the design would include electrical hookups, how restroom facilities would be provided, how the ridgeline could be used for informal performances and whether mountain views would be preserved after future development. The developer and staff said utilities and "stubbing" would be provided to support programming and that permanent restrooms had been discussed but not finalized; staff and the Metro District would work through maintenance and programming arrangements.
King and the applicant said moving the park forward will require amendments to the district regulating plan, the development agreement and the incentive agreement; those formal amendments will be submitted after council feedback. Council members repeatedly asked for outreach and phased design so that key site elements could be built when appropriate funding and construction logistics allow. The applicants said the park area is about 2.8 acres and that the Metro District would manage operations, with eventual district board membership populated by property owners in the development.
No formal approvals or commitments of city capital were made at the meeting; staff and the applicants requested feedback and said they would return with formal regulatory amendment applications and detailed site designs.
