Monument council continues public hearing on Santa Fe Business Park final plan after design and code questions

Monument’s Town Council on Dec. 1 heard a staff presentation on Ordinance 22-2025, the final planned-unit-development application for Santa Fe Business Park Lot 2 (Terzo Baja) and agreed to continue the public hearing to Jan. 5, 2026 so the developer can revise details requested by council.

Planning staff presented the application and accompanying materials — final PUD plans, drainage report, an updated traffic memo and plan-commission draft findings — describing six proposed multi-tenant industrial/office/retail buildings ranging roughly from 15,500 to 22,000 square feet, on-site stormwater facilities and parking sized to meet code. The staff packet also includes building elevations, materials and renderings.

Council members pressed the applicant and staff on several technical and design issues. Councilor Smith asked whether the proposed metal buildings exceeded a 20,000-square-foot steel-building limit in the town code; staff and the applicant said the proposed densities and design parameters are set by the approved preliminary PUD and that the final PUD process is intended to address specific design compliance. Councilors also questioned how many ground-level garage/loading doors would be permitted per unit when buildings are subdivided, and whether the traffic memo — which covers only phase one — will be updated for later phases. Staff said the developer must file a full traffic and stormwater analysis before moving beyond phase one.

A recurring concern was site appearance and buffering. Several council members objected to what one described as “bone white” exterior color choices and raised the suitability of chain-link fencing (with slats) around outdoor storage yards. The applicant said the fenced yards will be screened with a six-foot opaque fence plus a mix of evergreen and deciduous landscaping and that the outdoor storage height on the two northernmost buildings will be limited to 20 feet under a plan-commission condition.

Developer Andrew Biggs, representing Protera Properties, told the council that the team is open to changes on materials, color and fencing and asked for time to prepare a fuller package; the developer said the project is intended to provide space for small manufacturing and retail businesses and will be held in long-term ownership.

Mayor and staff agreed to open the public hearing and accept public comment; no in-person or online speakers registered. Councilor ___ moved to continue Ordinance 22-2025 to Jan. 5, 2026; the motion passed 7–0. Council and staff said the continuation is intended to give the applicant time to address the council’s requested clarifications on screening, materials, lighting and traffic/stormwater analyses so the council can consider a revised final PUD at the next meeting.

The council’s continuing questions and the developer’s agreement to return with revisions set a timetable for a more detailed presentation in January.