Planning Board approves site‑review amendment and recommends annexation change for Peacock Place to allow taller ADUs and house roof forms

The City of Boulder Planning Board on Aug. 5 approved a site‑review amendment for Peacock Place (5691 South Boulder Road) and unanimously recommended that city council adopt a corresponding annexation agreement amendment. The board voted 6‑0 to approve the site‑review amendment (case LUR2025‑00022) and then voted 6‑0 to recommend approval of the annexation amendment (case LUR2025‑00018); city council is scheduled to consider the annexation amendment on Aug. 21.

The amendments respond to technical changes discovered during final engineering (TechDoc) review that raised proposed finished‑floor elevations across the eastern portion of the 5.3‑acre site. Chandler Van Schaack, principal planner, told the board that additional fill of roughly 2–3 feet—required to meet utility and storm‑drainage requirements—raised the apparent building height when measured under the city’s existing height definition, which measures height from historic (existing) grade. The applicant asked for…