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P&Z backs ordinance to let Centennial approve projects on city‑owned property administratively
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Ordinance 2025‑O‑04, which would allow administrative (director‑level) approvals for development on city‑owned parcels while preserving non‑LDC technical reviews and requiring ordinance‑level rezoning when needed; City Council will hold a public hearing March 4, 2025.
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of Ordinance 2025‑O‑04, which would allow the city to administratively approve development projects on city‑owned property without repeating the full public land‑use review that private projects undergo.
Miss Campbell, a city planner, told commissioners that the proposed ordinance would let the city choose to invoke one or more Land Development Code provisions administratively for projects on parcels the city owns. “All of the approvals of development on city owned property would be administrative, so that would be approval at the director level, even if ordinarily for private development a public hearing may have been triggered,” Campbell said, while noting such projects would remain subject to technical review and non‑LDC requirements such as the roadway construction manual and liquor licensing laws.
Campbell illustrated the kinds of property that could be affected—city buildings, open space and parcels with drainage or utility infrastructure—and said the change is intended to reduce duplicative internal reviews that staff currently performs for city projects. She said council consideration on the ordinance is scheduled for a March 4 public hearing.
Commissioners asked whether the ordinance would allow the city to rezone land without the usual process. Campbell replied that rezoning would still require the typical rezoning process and an ordinance to effect the change: “If the city owned property that the city wanted it to be rezoned or was required to be rezoned, we would still be required to follow that typical rezoning process,” Campbell said.
Commissioner French moved to recommend approval of the ordinance; a second was recorded and the roll vote was called. The commission chair announced that the motion passes; the transcript did not record a vote tally.
Ending: The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for a public hearing March 4, 2025.
