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Planning commission backs forwarding of Sunshine of Delta land-use change and conditional rezone on 29 Road
Summary
The commission voted to forward a comprehensive plan amendment to mixed use and a conditional rezoning to MU‑2 for about 3.72 acres at 377 and 37929 Road, recommending approval to City Council contingent on the CPA becoming effective.
The Grand Junction Planning Commission on Dec. 23 voted to forward a recommendation to City Council to change about 3.72 acres at 377 and 37929 Road from residential to mixed use and to conditionally rezone the property to MU‑2.
Staff member Thomas Lloyd, standing in for the regular planner, told the commission the parcel sits at the intersection of 29 Road and D Road and is adjacent to existing mixed‑use nodes, saying the change would “allow for greater flexibility for both residential opportunities as well as commercial opportunities in this area.” He said staff found the comprehensive plan amendment met the CPA criteria and recommended approval.
Applicant John Moyer, representing Sunshine of Delta, said the project team focused on MU‑2 “simply because of the additional ability to put commercial, type development there, mixed with residential,” and offered to answer questions from commissioners.
Commissioners pressed staff on differences between MU‑1 and MU‑2. Principal planner Daniella Costasai noted MU‑2 allows a wider range of commercial uses and has higher minimum densities; she summarized that MU‑1 is more neighborhood‑oriented while MU‑2 “has a greater range of commercial retail.” Thomas Lloyd added that MU zones have no absolute upper density cap but differ on minimum density requirements.
After discussion about the site’s context along a principal arterial, a motion to forward the comprehensive plan amendment (city file CPADash2025Dash502) to City Council with the findings in the staff report was moved and seconded; the commission voted in favor and the recommendation passed. The commission then heard the companion rezoning request (RZNDash2025Dash503) to rezone 3.72 acres from RM‑12 to MU‑2. Assistant city attorney Jamie clarified the rezoning was conditioned on the CPA being approved by council and becoming effective: if the CPA does not become effective, the rezone criteria would not be met.
With no public comment on either item and commissioners saying the rezone complemented the CPA, the commission moved to forward conditional approval of the rezoning to City Council. The motion was seconded and approved.
Next steps: both the comprehensive plan amendment and the conditional rezoning will be forwarded to City Council for public hearing and final action; the rezoning was recommended conditional on the CPA becoming effective.
