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Planning commission recommends rezoning of 9000 E. Nichols Ave. to ECMU‑75; neighbors raise height and traffic concerns
Summary
The commission voted to recommend approval of an ordinance rezoning a 5.5‑acre office site at 9000 E. Nichols from BP‑35 to Employment Center Mixed Use 75 (ECMU‑75). Staff found the request met rezoning criteria; residents cited concerns about height, traffic and privacy. The matter goes to City Council July 15.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted June 25 to recommend approval of an ordinance to rezone 9000 East Nichols Avenue from Business Park 35 (BP‑35) to Employment Center Mixed Use 75 (ECMU‑75). The property is roughly 5.5 acres and currently contains an office building built in 1984.
Staff presentation and findings
Miss Campbell (staff) summarized the request and the Land Development Code rezoning criteria. The property sits within Midtown Centennial and, staff said, is near the Dry Creek Light Rail Station and the Centennial Promenade retail area. Campbell told commissioners staff found the rezoning would implement goals in the Centennial Next comprehensive plan and Midtown guidance by permitting a broader mix of uses and supporting transit‑oriented development in the area.
Campbell said the rezoning does not itself authorize development; any future site plan would require a separate public hearing because of the…
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