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Planning Commission recommends PL-1 zoning for 45 acres at Crystal Valley Interchange
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend Town Council approve Public Land 1 zoning for roughly 44.8–45 acres east of I-25 around the Crystal Valley Interchange to bring town-owned parcels into Castle Rock's jurisdiction for code enforcement, emergency services and future public improvements.
The Town of Castle Rock Planning Commission on April 23 recommended that Town Council adopt a Public Land 1 (PL-1) zone for the Crystal Valley Interchange annexation area, a collection of town-owned parcels east of Interstate 25 totaling about 44.8 to 45 acres.
Planner Sandy Vosler told commissioners the PL-1 designation would allow public right-of-way, drainage and detention facilities, utility extensions and active uses such as parking or a future park-and-ride. Vosler said the parcels are currently zoned Agricultural 1 in Douglas County and that annexation would bring them under Castle Rock's zoning, code enforcement and emergency-services jurisdiction. "The property we're proposing all 44.8, 45 acres, be zoned as public land 1," Vosler said during the staff presentation.
After the staff presentation and no public testimony, Commissioner Martinez moved to recommend the zoning change and the commission approved the recommendation by a roll-call vote of 6-0. Chair Warnke announced the ayes from Chair Warnke, Vice Chair McHugh, Commissioner Martinez, Commissioner Samuelson, Commissioner Salinas and Commissioner Salwin. The Planning Commission's action is a recommendation; final authority for annexation and zoning rests with Town Council, which will consider the ordinance at its first meeting in May, according to the staff presentation.
The vote and staff findings were framed around the town's comprehensive master plan objectives and the municipal code criteria for PL-1 zoning. Vosler said the town initiated the annexation as a long-term cleanup effort to consolidate town-owned parcels and to provide consistency for design standards and emergency response around the new interchange. The commission recorded no recusals or disclosed conflicts of interest on the item.
Next steps: the Planning Commission recommendation will go to Town Council for formal consideration of an annexation ordinance and the related zoning ordinance.
