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Commission advances Arapahoe PUD amendment after extensive debate on trees and traffic
Summary
The commission moved ordinance 2025-11 to second reading after an extensive discussion about failed tree relocations, a tree-mitigation plan, and concerns about a nearby intersection; commissioners requested an arborist report, developer commitments on tree plantings and a status update on the related development agreement and intersection.
On first reading the City Commission advanced ordinance 2025-11, an amendment to the planned unit development (PUD) for 1500 Arapahoe Avenue, after lengthy public discussion focused on tree relocations, required mitigation plantings and a nearby intersection improvement covered by an earlier development agreement.
Amy Skinner, Director of Planning and Building, described the PUD amendment as a revision to the previously approved tree-removal and mitigation plan for the 55-lot single-family subdivision that is the southern portion of the Shipyards development. The amendment recognizes that five large oaks previously slated for relocation are no longer viable after attempts to transplant them, and the applicant has proposed mitigation that includes 19 southern live oaks (minimum 8-caliper inches) in common areas plus standard lot…
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