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Planning commission approves Dave & Buster’s at Clear Creek Crossing
Summary
The Wheat Ridge Planning Commission unanimously approved a specific development plan for a 31,281-square-foot Dave & Buster’s at 3800 Clear Creek Drive within the Clear Creek Crossing mixed-use development, with conditions including minor civil adjustments and recording of a subdivision plat prior to SDP recording.
On Feb. 20, 2026, the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission voted 5–0 to approve SDP25-2, a specific development plan for a 31,281-square-foot Dave & Buster’s entertainment venue at 3800 Clear Creek Drive in the Clear Creek Crossing planned mixed-use development.
Jana Easley, planning manager for Wheat Ridge, told the commission the site sits in Planning Area 3 (the Vineyard District) and that the SDP follows the 2018 Outline Development Plan and the Clear Creek Crossing design pattern book. Easley said the proposal includes a single-story, four-sided building with a stone base, metal awnings, glazing, landscaping that meets the city’s 20% gross-lot planting requirement, and pedestrian connections to surrounding streets. “With that, staff finds that the SDP is consistent with the ODP and is in compliance with all standards set forth in the ODP, Clear Creek Crossing design pattern book and city code,” Easley said.
The proposal shows roughly 4.57 acres for the Dave & Buster’s pad, an entry plaza in keeping with the development’s plaza requirement and a parking field the presentation identified as 284 spaces. Easley said two formal comments were entered on Wheat Ridge Speaks (traffic and concerns about fit with local character), while staff had received additional informal comments expressing excitement for an all-ages entertainment option. A traffic analysis submitted with the application concluded projected traffic would be well under levels anticipated in a 2008 study that had considered much larger projects that did not occur.
Commissioner Gravy said he sympathized with some residents’ concerns about whether the chain’s character matches other businesses in Clear Creek Crossing but acknowledged the plan meets regulatory criteria. “I do have some concerns about the extent to which it meets the first SDP criteria, particularly with regard to the character of Clear Creek Crossing,” Gravy said, but he ultimately supported approval.
The approval included conditions stated in the staff report: minor civil plan adjustments to coordinate the project with infrastructure the master developer is constructing, recordation of subdivision plat SUB-25-13 prior to SDP recording, and a development agreement to be recorded with the county clerk and recorder before issuance of building permits. The motion to approve was made and seconded on the record and passed 5–0.
Next steps include matching civil construction documents to the approved SDP, completing agency coordination, recording the required plat and development agreement, and submittal of building permit applications consistent with the approved SDP.
