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Wheat Ridge council adopts zoning rules to guide redevelopment of Lutheran Legacy Campus
Summary
Council approved a new Mixed Use Lutheran Legacy Campus (MU-LLC) zone district that sets development standards for the former Lutheran Hospital site, including a 20% publicly accessible open-space requirement, a low-density edge overlay, tree-preservation incentives and a minimum 10,000-square-foot commercial floor area in core subdistricts.
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The Wheat Ridge City Council on Jan. 27 adopted a 50-page ordinance establishing a new Mixed Use Lutheran Legacy Campus (MU-LLC) zoning district to guide redevelopment of the former Lutheran Hospital campus.
The ordinance, Council Bill 01-2025, creates a set of customized land-use regulations that staff say implement the city'adopted Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan and council direction from study sessions in 2024. Scott Cutler, a city planner, told council the rules "are the culmination of now years of public engagement and research," and that adoption will enable a future rezoning of the campus to the MU-LLC district.
The new rules require 20% publicly accessible open space across the campus, establish a low-density overlay along the campus edge to limit building heights and increase setbacks adjacent to…
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