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Council approves 8902 Quail Road annexation, 4–2; debate centers on rentals vs. for-sale and neighborhood impacts
Summary
Longmont council approved by a 4–2 vote the annexation and concept plan for 8902 Quail Road (zoned Residential Mixed Neighborhood). The developer proposed a rental-focused project that would donate land to Habitat for Humanity to meet affordability requirements; residents and two councilors objected, citing density, traffic and lack of for-sale,
Longmont City Council on Jan. 14 approved an ordinance conditionally approving the annexation and concept plan for 8902 Quail Road, zoning the site Residential Mixed Neighborhood (RMN). The vote passed 4–2; Councilor Christ and Councilor McCoy voted against the measure.
The project: The annexation and concept plan filed by developer Vista Residential Partners would bring a parcel in northwest Longmont into the city and allow a mixed-density residential project described in the concept plan as having up to 310 rental units (as discussed repeatedly in public comment). The developer told council it is primarily a rental developer; it said it will work with the city’s housing programs and partner with Habitat for Humanity to donate a portion of land for for-sale units to meet the city’s affordable-housing requirement.
Why it matters: The vote comes amid intense neighborhood concern about concentration of new rental apartments in Southwest Longmont and questions about whether the project advances city goals to expand housing for purchase. Speakers, councilors and planning commissioners debated whether…
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