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Planning commission recommends rezoning of about 290.6 acres near County Road 17
Summary
The Greeley planning commission recommended City Council approval of a rezoning that would change roughly 290.56 acres from holding agriculture to commercial high- and industrial medium-intensity, while commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on traffic impacts and interim intersection improvements financed by the West Greeley GID.
The Greeley planning commission on a voice vote recommended City Council approval of a proposed rezoning of roughly 290.56 acres southeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and County Road 17, finding the change complies with section 24-204(b) of the Greeley Development Code.
Commissioners and staff focused much of the public hearing on traffic and access. Thomas Gilbert, the city’s interim EDR manager, said the applicant provided a conceptual traffic study demonstrating the site can be served in the short term using interim improvements — signal-timing changes, dual left-turn lanes or dedicated right-turn lanes — while final intersection construction is programmed through the West Greeley General Improvement District (GID). “They submitted a conceptual traffic study that did address the need for and the ability to serve this property with interim improvements that don’t require the full blown intersection,” Gilbert said.
A commissioner pressing concerns about safety and timing said the intersection at County Road 17 and U.S. 34 is “extremely dangerous” and noted a fatal crash frequency in the area; the commissioner asked what timeline and interim measures would be required before additional traffic is added. Staff responded that when interim improvements are necessary the applicant would be required to provide them as part of land-use approvals and that the ultimate construction would be funded and carried out through the GID, with property assessments financing the larger project.
AJ Roach, representing the Uptown developer, told the commission utilities for the site are not yet in place and that the project is still several years from development. “We’re years off from anything anyways,” Roach said, adding the applicant has been coordinating with public works on transportation designs for several years.
After questions from commissioners and staff clarifications about right-of-way dedication and the platting process, a commissioner moved and another seconded the finding that the rezoning complies with the development code; the motion carried by voice vote and the commission recommended council approval.
Next steps: the commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
