Planning commission forwards River Run senior-conversion application to Allotment Committee

On March 19, 2025, the Boulder City Planning Commission voted to forward zoning application AFDA-25-198 — for conversion of the former Homestead at Boulder City into River Run Senior Apartments — to the city’s Allotment Committee for evaluation and rating. City Planner Nikisha Lyon presented the application and described the proposal as a conversion of an assisted‑living facility at 1401 Medical Park Drive into 12 residential allotments intended for senior citizens.

Lyon told commissioners the interior conversion raised noncompliance with two provisions of the hospital zoning district — density and minimum dwelling unit size — because the units already exist as rooms rather than newly built dwelling units. She said the applicant previously obtained a conditional use permit for density and a variance for the minimum unit size at the commission’s Feb. 19 meeting, and that staff reviewed the current zoning application against applicable code provisions.

“Per our code, a maximum of 120 residential allotments can be awarded during any one construction year, which runs from July 1 to June 30,” Lyon said, noting that the city has allocated 15 single‑family home allotments so far this construction year and has no other pending allotment applications. She explained the Allotment Committee will score the project on criteria in the controlled growth management plan; a project that receives 70% or more will be recommended to the City Council for final consideration.

Commissioner Beth moved to find AFDA‑25‑198 in compliance with zoning and to forward the application to the Allotment Committee for evaluation and rating; the motion was seconded and the chair announced the motion carried. The Allotment Committee is scheduled to meet March 31; if the project reaches the 70% threshold, the City Council will consider final approval at its April 22 meeting.

The property is located south of Boulder City Hospital and southeast of the Adams Boulevard/Buchanan Boulevard intersection. Staff said site plans, landscape plans, floor plans and elevations are included in the agenda packet and are available for review. No substantive public comment was recorded on the item during the meeting.

Next steps: the application will be evaluated by the Allotment Committee on March 31; projects recommended by that committee would be considered by the City Council on April 22.