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Council approves Candelas Pointe Block 3 comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for 52 townhomes
Summary
Council approved a comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for a 4.86-acre parcel in Candelas Pointe to allow 52 townhomes (R‑13 zoning, ~10.7 dwelling units per acre); staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval; the council approved both measures 6–0.
The Arvada City Council on Dec. 16 approved a comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for Candelas Pointe Block 3, authorizing a switch from a mixed-use designation to medium-density residential and rezoning the 4.86‑acre site from PUD to R‑13 to allow an approximately 52-unit townhome development.
Planning staff described the request as consistent with surrounding development and the planning commission’s recommendation. Staff noted the rezoning reduces the previously allowed PUD densities and heights (from up to 12–30 DU/acre and buildings up to 180 feet) to a proposed density of about 10.7 DUs per acre and a 35‑foot height limit under R‑13.
Applicant representatives from Norris Design and Taylor Morrison presented a conceptual site plan showing alley-loaded, two‑story townhomes fronting a half‑acre park and connecting to the Little Dry Creek Trail. They said buffering from the adjacent Excel substation would include an existing 35‑foot buffer on the utility property plus an additional 10‑foot landscape buffer and an alley of 20–24 feet, placing homes roughly 65–70 feet from the substation.
Public commenters and RBC expressed appreciation for the lower density and height limits compared with the PUD, but raised questions about proximity to the electrical transfer station and cited a literature reference about health risks near some transmission sites. A resident asked about evacuation routes and wildfire risks; staff and the fire district (a referral agency) said they review access, clearance and circulation requirements at site plan stages and raised no conflict with the zoning request.
Council members emphasized the project’s role as a transition between existing neighborhoods and commercial uses, noted planning‑commission unanimity, and said they look forward to site-plan review with more detail on buffers and transportation. Council approved the comprehensive‑plan amendment and rezoning on final readings (CP25‑0004 and CB25‑030, Ordinance 49‑16) by votes of 6–0 with Council member Bob Pfeiffer excused.
