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Council reviews concept for two tandem homes at 70 Fourth Avenue; officials flag utility and access challenges
Summary
At a May 12 pre-meeting, Westminster City Council reviewed a concept plan for two tandem homes at 70 Fourth Avenue near Quitman Street. Staff and the applicant said a Preliminary Development Plan amendment and utility/road extensions will be required; council offered nonbinding feedback and no formal action was taken.
Westminster City Council reviewed a concept plan May 12 for two tandem homes proposed for a 0.37-acre, irregular parcel on the south side of 70 Fourth Avenue near Quitman Street.
The presentation, led by John McConnell, Planning Manager for the City of Westminster, described the item as a concept plan review rather than a hearing: "This item is a concept plan review for the 70 Fourth and equipment tandem homes... its purpose is to allow city council to learn about a proposed project in its beginning stages and provide feedback to the applicant," McConnell said.
Why it matters: the site sits inside a Planned Unit Development adopted in 1981 that assumed multiunit buildings; the applicant seeks a Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) amendment to allow single‑family detached tandem homes. City staff and the applicant said the site has development constraints—an odd shape, steep downslope from 70 Fourth Avenue and limited existing…
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