Westminster commission hears plan to add 35 homes at Wakefield Valley, pauses for legal review and continues hearing

The Westminster Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 18 heard presentations and public testimony on a proposed amendment to the Wakefield Valley development plan (DP 24‑01) that would allow up to 35 single‑family detached homes on Parcel W and dedicate Parcel X as open space to Carroll Lutheran Village or the city.

The change, described by staff and the applicant as the fifth amendment to the original Wakefield Valley general development plan, was presented by city staff and the applicant team, who summarized acreage, density, open‑space calculations and water allocations. Staff said the subject parcels total roughly 38.29 acres (Parcel W) and 16.09 acres (Parcel X) and recommended the commission forward a favorable recommendation to the mayor and common council subject to several conditions, including documentation of open space, compliance with the city’s landscape and parking standards, and a demonstration that water for the project exists per an existing memorandum of understanding.

Why it matters: The proposal alters how previously designated Wakefield Valley acreage would be developed and how open space is dedicated, while touching on water supply, traffic impacts and long‑standing plan history dating to a 1978 development plan.…