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Erie council approves Mountain View Fire Rescue Station No. 15 and traffic signal coordination
Summary
Council approved the site plan, special review use, development agreement and dedications for Mountain View Fire Rescue Station No. 15. Staff and the fire district will coordinate an emergency preemption signal and a town‑installed traffic signal designed to protect pedestrians and enable safe emergency responses.
The Erie Town Council voted to approve a site plan, special review use, development agreement and related dedications for Mountain View Fire Rescue Station No. 15, a new neighborhood fire station in the Flatirons Meadow area.
Senior planner Harry Brennan described the project as a roughly 12,000‑square‑foot, one‑story station on about 1.5 acres with three apparatus bays, training space and living accommodations. The station will operate 24/7 with about five firefighters per shift; staff emphasized buffering and landscaping adjacent to homes to minimize noise and sight impacts.
Traffic and signal plans were central to council discussion. Transportation staff explained the design includes an emergency preemption signal at the station’s north exit and a town‑installed traffic signal at Meadowview Parkway and Erie Parkway. “When the emergency signal receives a preemption, it basically functions to shut down the other side of the intersection, making sure … there are no cars, pedestrians, or cyclists that would conflict with the vehicle leaving,” said John Veruzzi, the town’s traffic manager. Staff said the emergency preemption and the new traffic signal will communicate so emergency vehicles can depart safely and the existing intersection crosswalk will be maintained and remain a protected crossing.
Council asked about noise protocols; staff and the applicant said the presence of the emergency signal reduces the need to immediately use sirens when leaving the station and that sirens would be used only as needed to clear traffic. Construction and signaling are expected to be coordinated: the applicant said work would break ground before the end of the month and the town will share infrastructure costs (roughly two‑thirds town responsibility with about one‑third associated with the department’s signal component).
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval with standard conditions; council approved the resolution by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will finalize technical corrections, complete the plat and DA processes, and proceed to building permits and construction.
