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Planning commission forwards Camelback Gardens PD/ODP to council amid resident objections over open‑space density math
Summary
After hours of public comment focused on whether 15 acres of city‑owned open space may be counted in density calculations, the Grand Junction Planning Commission voted 6–1 to forward a recommendation of approval for the Camelback Gardens plan development/outline development plan (PLD‑2023‑121) to City Council with an ODP expiration of Dec. 31, 2043.
The Grand Junction Planning Commission on March 10 voted 6–1 to forward a recommendation of approval to City Council for the Camelback Gardens plan development and outline development plan (PLD‑2023‑121), a proposed clustered residential project that staff said spans roughly 25.36 acres and includes about 10 developable acres and an anticipated 17‑year buildout.
Principal planner Danielle Acosta Stein told commissioners that staff’s review finds the PD/ODP meets the applicable rezone and PD/ODP criteria, and that the project’s gross‑area calculation — which includes approximately 15 acres of adjacent city‑owned open space — yields a requested maximum of 90 dwelling units and an effective density of about 3.61 units per acre. "With this open space included in the calculation, the project can achieve an overall density of 3.6 dwelling units per acre consistent with the comp plan,"…
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