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Council directs further study on drive‑thrus, backs a gas‑station setback review and asks staff to draft passenger‑rail resolution
Summary
Council discussed three proposals from Councilmember Ward — study or limit drive‑throughs, create setbacks for gasoline stations from homes and sensitive uses, and seek specified service commitments from Front Range Passenger Rail — and directed staff to pursue analysis and draft action on some items.
Councilmember Ward raised a suite of related land‑use and transportation requests and asked council whether staff should study and pursue policy changes. The three items were: a proposal to remove drive‑throughs as a permitted use in new development; consideration of minimum setbacks between gasoline stations and residential or sensitive uses; and a regional resolution asking Front Range Passenger Rail to provide specified service levels and local connections.
On drive‑throughs, council discussion ranged from support for a study of the land‑use, environmental and equity effects to concerns about access for people…
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