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Council OKs Pillar of Fire equipment barn rezoning, applicant to add landscape screening
Summary
Westminster City Council rezoned a 17.12-acre parcel to a planned unit development and approved a preliminary and official development plan to allow an equipment barn to house Pillar of Fire farming and maintenance equipment.
The City Council on July 14 approved a rezoning and related development plans to allow Pillar of Fire to build an indoor equipment barn on a 17.12-acre parcel west of Federal Boulevard and north of W. 80th Ave.
City planners said the existing R-1 zoning did not permit indoor equipment storage. John McConnell, planning manager, said the applications were properly noticed and that planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval.
Becca Bailey, representing the applicant’s design team, said the proposed barn will provide sheltered storage for farm and maintenance machinery currently kept outdoors, and will be screened from Federal Boulevard by a berm and new trees. “Minimum photometric lighting is proposed to be located on the shed. This along with landscape buffering is intended to reduce and or illuminate eliminate lighting pollution,” Bailey said. She added that the applicant had coordinated with Westminster Fire to ensure emergency access from an extension of Crown Point Drive.
A nearby resident who spoke during public testimony said he supported the plan, arguing the structure would protect equipment from weather and vandalism. “When the farm equipment sets outside, it's hard on it. It requires more maintenance and expenses to maintain it,” Jim Fenimore said.
Councilor DeMott moved, and the council approved on roll call, the rezoning to PUD and the associated preliminary and official development plans. Planning commission had unanimously recommended approval. Council discussion emphasized buffering and design to reflect the site’s agricultural heritage; the approved elevation drawings show barn-style colors and clerestory windows.
Next steps: With council approval, the applicant may pursue final permits and coordinate the Crown Point Drive extension and CDOT pedestrian improvements on Federal Boulevard as they move forward.
