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Lakewood committee delays vote on planned development for Donald and Thoreau near Cove Park
Summary
The Housing, Planning and Development Committee deferred action on Ordinance 38-2024, a planned development for an 11-home infill project near Cove Park, after residents and council members pressed for more buffering, tree screening and clarity on pedestrian and utility easements.
Lakewood’s Housing, Planning and Development Committee deferred action on Ordinance 38-2024 on Jan. 21, 2025, after several council members and nearby residents asked for more time to review buffering, tree screening and pedestrian-connection details for a proposed planned development (PD) at Donald and Thoreau near Cove Park.
The ordinance would rezone about 30,448 square feet of R-2 property to a site-specific PD for one single-family home fronting Thoreau and 10 townhouses behind it, plus a public-use walkway aligning with the Cove Park entrance. Assistant Director Dave Boss told the committee that PD zoning creates a new, site-specific zoning district and “allows more flexibility and creativity in design” while comparing the plan to previously approved downtown PDs.
Architect Paul Beagan, the project designer, presented elevations and a site plan showing the single-family home facing Thoreau, townhouses behind it, a private one-way internal driveway and an 8-foot public walkway with bollard lighting to connect the neighborhood to Cove Park. Beagan said the design has been revised several times through Planning Commission and the…
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