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Planning Commission recommends approval of Canyon Creek PD amendment after applicant narrows scope; neighbors urged rejection
Summary
After extensive resident testimony citing traffic, safety and buffering concerns, the Erie Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the Canyon Creek Plan Development Amendment No. 11. Staff and the applicant emphasized new binding PD standards (reduced height, clarified buffer, prohibited uses) and said site-plan details and traffic analysis will be resolved at later stages.
The Erie Planning Commission on Feb. 18 recommended that Town Council approve the Canyon Creek Planned Development Amendment No. 11 for the southeast corner of Erie Parkway and Mellor, after hearing strong neighborhood opposition and applicant revisions.
Planning staff summarized changes since the Jan. 7 hearing and recommended approval with standard technical corrections. Staff noted key neighborhood concerns about buffering, lighting/privacy, future uses and pedestrian safety; in response, the applicant committed to substantive edits: a full UDC-style land-use table limiting permitted uses, explicit prohibitions (no auto repair, no drive-throughs, no marijuana businesses), a 20-foot minimum landscaped buffer adjacent to residential requiring evergreens and…
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