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Committee approves Gateway Foundation expansion and easement vacation at Mercy Lane

Building Zoning and Economic Development Committee · June 12, 2025
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Summary

Aurora planners and the committee approved a 23,000-square-foot addition and related plat and easement revisions for Gateway Foundation at 400 Mercy Lane, citing continued not-for-profit substance-use treatment operations; motions passed unanimously.

The committee voted June 11 to approve three related items to allow Gateway Foundation to expand its Mercy Lane facility with a 23,000-square-foot building addition for substance-abuse treatment and recovery.

Planner Steven Browell told the committee Gateway Foundation has operated on the site for about 15 years and that the addition will provide client rooms and expanded operations. Browell described the paperwork needed: a final plat consolidation, an easement vacation required by engineering review and a final plan for the not-for-profit health-related facility.

Browell explained the property has limited frontage on a public street and that access is from Mercy Lane. Committee members asked whether the use is nonprofit/community-serving; Browell confirmed it is intended to serve the community as a not-for-profit operation.

Motions to approve each Gateway Foundation item were made and seconded; the committee recorded aye votes and passed the resolutions by voice vote (4-0). Staff noted the approvals are routine and intended to enable continued and expanded operations at the existing treatment site.