Wakefield Valley amendment would add up to 35 homes; parcel X proposed for dedication to Carroll Lutheran Village

Summary

At a work session, the Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed an amended Wakefield Valley development plan (PP 24-01) for parcels W and X; the applicant presented options increasing lot counts from earlier proposals to as many as 35 units and proposed dedicating parcel X to Carroll Lutheran Village as open space with gated resident access.

At a work session, the Westminster Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed an amended development plan for Wakefield Valley (PP 24-01) covering parcels W and X. The applicant presented a range of layout options that increase the number of lots from an earlier 25-unit proposal to options of 32 and 35 lots, and said parcel X is intended to be dedicated to Carroll Lutheran Village as open space with gated resident access.

Richard Preston (applicant) and Marty Hackett (developer/consultant) told the commission the revisions respond to cost and infrastructure considerations — notably roadway and off-site utility improvements — and to public- and staff-level concerns about maintaining open space and mature tree stands on the site. Preston and Hackett said the applicant prefers the plan that preserves a central open-space circle and mature tree stands and, depending on the option chosen, would front some lots on Bell Road to allow a mix of lot sizes.

Planning staff told commissioners that a prior Wakefield Valley development plan approved…

Wakefield Valley amendment would add up to 35 homes; parcel X proposed for dedication to Carroll Lutheran Village

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