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Planning commission recommends rezoning 19.27 acres in McKnight to General Business
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Grand County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the County Commission rezone 19.27 acres in the McKnight subdivision to General Business, a change the applicant said would better match current market demand and enable mixed-use redevelopment.
The Grand County Planning Commission voted unanimously at its March 24 meeting to recommend that the County Commission rezone about 19.27 acres in the McKnight subdivision to the General Business zoning district.
Applicant representatives told the commission the parcels were originally platted as an industrial subdivision but market conditions have shifted toward mixed-use and higher-density residential development. The applicant urged the commission to recommend General Business zoning so subdivision and redevelopment work can proceed. "We would prefer to move forward with general business now because it really gels with the market now and what's happening there," an applicant representative said during the hearing.
Kristen Hopfine, who introduced herself as a civil paralegal in the county attorney's office and the new zoning administrator, explained that a rezone is a legislative action and is evaluated against standards in the land use code and the future land use map. Hopfine said staff's written recommendation was neutral and noted that a future land use code adoption could confer additional entitlements to the area later.
Commissioners debated whether the area's designation on the future land use map (a neighborhood center designation) would prevent the later application of entitlements associated with a new land use code. Hopfine said a rezone to General Business would not preclude additional entitlements being applied when a new code and map are adopted.
Commissioner Aaron moved to recommend approval of the rezone; the motion was seconded by Obi and the chair called for a vote. The chair declared the motion passed unanimously. The commission recorded that the recommendation will be forwarded to the County Commission for its consideration and final action.
The hearing included brief public comments and one comment from a resident who said financing constraints might require a zoning change. The commission noted the matter will appear on the County Commission agenda next, where the final vote on the ordinance will occur.
