Planning commission recommends approval of Woodland Station Filing 2 amid park redesign concerns

The Woodland Park Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend city council approve an amendment to the Woodland Station Filing 2 preliminary plat and to approve the subdivision's final plat, a step that would subdivide about 6.69 acres into three lots and two tracts to support downtown mixed-use development. The applications were filed by Tava House Properties LLC and include Lot 1 (site of a restaurant under construction) plus Lots 2 and 3 and two tracts for future development.

The action matters because the project will change access and parking around Bergstrom Park and trigger revisions to Highway 24 access under Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) review; staff and the developer said the commission's approvals are conditioned on resolving easements, utility alignments, drainage, landscaping and related documentation before final recording or occupancy.

Staff planner Karen told commissioners the property consists of 6.63 acres plus a 0.06-acre strip conveyed from Beer Garden Lane development, giving a total of 6.69 acres. The site sits south of U.S. Highway 24, is bisected by Saddle Club Avenue and lies adjacent to Bergstrom Park and Woodland Hardware. Karen summarized the project history: a DDA foundation plan and a Woodland Station Overlay District guide development in the area; a plan of development accepted in 2023 established four phases; the subdivision development agreement (SDA) recorded in October authorized some construction sequencing; and the building permit and zoning approvals for the restaurant on Lot 1 have already been issued.

Commissioners…