Planning Projects

The Director has approved an application for a new home located at 1215 N Ford Street following the Suburban House Form Type Standards. Two minor adjustments related to the sidewalk width and landscaping strip were approved simultaneously with this request.

If the Director approves a form zone site development plan, the approval shall not be deemed final, and building permits shall not be issued unless and until the written decision and the complete application materials (including all exhibits and supplemental materials) have been posted for 21 days on the city’s website and the decision has not been called up for Planning Commission review by City Council.

Two members of City Council may initiate a Call-Up of the Director’s decision by filing a written request for a Call-Up with the City Clerk on or before 21 days after the written decision and complete application materials are published to the city’s website. If a Call-Up is initiated, Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing within 30 days after the written request was filed with the City Clerk to determine whether the subject site development plan complies with the standards set forth in Chapter 18.29.

The Code requires that the written decision posted on the city’s website include a written analysis of the approval criteria. This staff report constitutes the written decision required by the Code.

Case Packet

The Director has approved an application for a new home located at 810 Partridge Circle following the Suburban House Form Type Standards. Two minor adjustments related to the sidewalk width and landscaping strip were approved simultaneously with this request.

If the Director approves a form zone site development plan, the approval shall not be deemed final, and building permits shall not be issued unless and until the written decision and the complete application materials (including all exhibits and supplemental materials) have been posted for 21 days on the city’s website and the decision has not been called up for Planning Commission review by City Council.

Two members of City Council may initiate a Call-Up of the Director’s decision by filing a written request for a Call-Up with the City Clerk on or before 21 days after the written decision and complete application materials are published to the city’s website. If a Call-Up is initiated, Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing within 30 days after the written request was filed with the City Clerk to determine whether the subject site development plan complies with the standards set forth in Chapter 18.29.

The Code requires that the written decision posted on the city’s website include a written analysis of the approval criteria. This staff report constitutes the written decision required by the Code.

Case Packet

The Col Site Development Plan for a mixed use building has been approved by the Director of Community Development on December 7, 2023.

The purpose of the site development plan review for The Col is to ensure all the technical requirements that were part of the zoning are demonstrated and complied with. The review also includes the applicable sections of Title 18 of the Golden Municipal Code. The PUD/ODP details the prescriptive requirements for the project such as land uses, parking, open space, architectural specifics, setbacks, height, and landscaping. The PUD/ODP was tailored to the site’s unique characteristics along W. Colfax Avenue and a mixture of uses. After a public engagement process that included neighborhood meetings and a public hearing at Planning Commission on May 5, 2023, the PUD/ODP was approved by City Council on July 25, 2023.

The subject request is for a site plan approval for property addressed 17270 W. Colfax Avenue located on the south end of Golden. It is on the south side of Colfax between Corporate Drive and Violet St, north of the Interstate Denver West Business Park. The property is mostly surrounded by commercial / light industrial uses, with the exception of a small townhome development to the east on the other side of Corporate Drive. The property is a 3.53 acre lot, zoned Planned Unit Development/Official Development Plan (PUD/ODP).

The PUD/ODP allows for a mixed use development, including multi-family residential when at least 5 percent of the gross square footage is designed for nonresidential use, with a maximum height of 50 feet. The applicant, Confluence Companies, LLC, is proposing a three and four story structure, with a 55,675 footprint, which totals 36% lot coverage. The proposed uses are residential and commercial, which include multi-family and boarding house (congregate living) units, a restaurant, and a café. The commercial uses equal approximately 5% of the total gross floor area of the building. A complete memorandum detailing the approval and all attachments are found below:

SDP-Approval Memo

Site Development Plan, Elevations & Lighting Plan

Site Plan Review Matrix

Letter regarding Drainage and Grading-Engineering Department

Noise Study

The Col-Signage & Wayfinding Plan

After several continuances, City Council held public hearing for the Annexation and Initial Zoning to November 28, 2023 at 6:30pm and approved the request. The next step will be the preliminary platting of the property to prepare the property for subdivision and development.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 21, 2023 and recommended approval of the initial zoning of the property to City Council.

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on June 21, 2023 at 6:30pm at 911 10th Street for the initial zoning of a 52.42 acre parcel, generally located north of the Canyon View Business Park, is addressed as 5079 Highway 93. The property is on the west side of the highway, across from North Table Mountain Park. The annexation petition is currently going through the hearing process at City Council per the processes and procedures required by Colorado Revised Statutes. The property is being sold by Jefferson County to BBGR, LLC. The requested zoning to be established on the property as M1 (Limited Industrial) and C1 (Limited Commercial) with a Strip Form Zone Overlay, as specifically set forth and referenced in the Initial Zoning Ordinance. Specifically, the Applicant seeks to rezone approximately 43.6 acres of the Property from Jefferson County Agricultural District (Agricultural-Two or A-2) to M1 and approximately 8.82 acres of the Property from Jefferson County Agricultural District (Agricultural-Two or A-2) to C1 with an overlay of Strip form zone (FS).

Planning Commission Packet

A neighborhood meeting was held on Monday, August 14, 2023 at 5pm to 6:30pm at 710 10th Street (American Mountaineering Center) for a site development plan for the Clayworks Phase 1. The proposed project, located at 600 9th Street, includes construction of a new 4-story commercial office building (+/-184,000 square feet) with 2 levels of sub-grade parking. The project proposes demolition of existing manufacturing buildings and repurposing of contributing historic buildings that are integrated into the new building design. Associated site improvements include outdoor spaces, surface parking, site utilities and infrastructure required to support the new building and overall development. The schedule anticipates demolition starting in the Fall/Winter of 2023 on site, with project completion scheduled for Fall/Winter of 2025.

Rendering

Letter

City Council held a public hearing on July 25, 2023 and approved the ODP/PUD zoning.

The case was heard by Planning Commission and a Public Hearing was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. at 911 10th St in the City Council Chambers. Planning Commission recommended approval of the project to City Council. City Council will hold a public hearing on July 25, 2023.

PC Packet

ODP-PUD

Proposed ODP

The City of Golden has received a potential application for an annexation and zoning to M1 (Limited Industrial) and C1 (Limited Commercial) of an approximately 50 acre parcel located at 5079 Hwy 93. The neighborhood meeting is an opportunity for neighbors to view conceptual plans and provide feedback to the Applicant about a potential zoning application neighborhood prior to submission of the project to the City for review.

Meeting is March 22, 2023 at 5pm-online.

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The applicant has submitted for a Ratification of the Director’s Determination of approval of the Form Zone Site Development Plan for the construction of a new Village Duplex Form Type.

Site Plan

Staff Report

Planning Commission approved to Ratify the Director's Determination of approval for a Form Zone Site Development Plan on October 19, 2022.