Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Aurora Planning Commission approved two conditional use permits and two site plans. The first approval was for a new 7-Eleven convenience store and fueling station, and the second was for a water tank and pump station, both of which were approved with conditions.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning Commission
Location
Aurora, CO
Meeting Date
July 15, 2026

Transcript

110 sections

0:02 – 0:37Speaker 3

to sign up to if you'd like to speak on one of our items you'll have to sign up to do so if you haven't already done that the instructions are on the screen you can use the QR code or Google search City of Aurora Planning Commission and that'll take you to should take you to the page to do that Susan, are you ready? It looks like the recording is started. So I'll go ahead and pass it to Chairman Walz to start when ready.

0:40 – 1:10Speaker 4

Thanks, Brandon. And you couldn't have asked for a better segue there. All right. It is now 610. Good evening, everyone. It is Wednesday, July the 15th. I now call this regularly scheduled virtual meeting of the Aurora Planning and Zoning Commission to order. I'll now call the role of commissioners. Commissioner Jacek. Present. Commissioner Bush. Present. And Commissioner Becker is out traveling. Commissioner Benka.

1:12Speaker 4

Commissioner Riley.

1:15Speaker 4

Commissioner Hogan.

1:17 – 5:43Speaker 4

and Commissioner Walz is present. We've established a quorum with six voting members of the commission this evening. The pledge of allegiance will not be said tonight as this meeting is virtual. We will move on to the approval of the minutes for June the 24th, 2026. Everyone received a draft of those minutes. So do you all have an opportunity to review them? Are there any amendments or corrections to the minutes? Seeing none, the chair moves to approve the minutes as presented without objection. Is there a second? Thank you, Commissioner Banka. It's been moved and seconded to approve the minutes for June the 24th as presented without objection. Is there any discussion on the motion to approve? Is there any objection? Without objection, the minutes from the 24th will be approved. Tonight we have four items of general business across two applications, items eight A through D. The chair moves to approve the agenda as presented without objection. Is there a second? Thank you, Commissioner Riley. It's been moved and seconded to approve the agenda as presented without objection. Is there any discussion on the motion? Without discussion, is there any objection? Without objection, the agenda will be adopted. I'll now read a summary of our policies and procedures for this evening's meeting. Please make sure your home or computer microphone is on mute unless you're speaking. The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting is a quasi-judicial hearing. There is no swearing in of those who will give testimony, but it is presumed that all parties are telling the truth. When addressing the Commission as an applicant or the representative, please state your first and last name as well as the organization that you are representing, and you may additionally state if you are an Aurora resident. If you are addressing the Commission as a member of the general public for public testimony, please state your first and last name and if you are an Aurora resident. For each agenda item, there will be an initial presentation by city staff. Afterward, commissioners may ask questions of staff. Discussion of agenda items by commissioners will be conducted only following a motion and a second. Following the staff presentation, the applicant or their representative may choose to make a presentation or answer questions. The applicant will have 10 minutes for their presentation. Commissioners may ask questions of the applicant. Members of the public that have signed up to speak will each have three minutes to speak on the agenda item during this public comment period. It is asked that only new information be presented. The same argument should not be repeated. Commissioners may ask questions of the public following their comments. After public comments, the applicant will have five minutes to address any public comments. Commissioners may ask questions of the applicant. The chair will ensure all commissioners have no further questions of the applicant or staff. The chair will then call for the questions. After a motion has been made and seconded, the commissioners will then discuss the case amongst themselves. After the discussion, the chair will call the question. Commissioners are finders of fact and will vote based on their evaluation of the evidence presented as compared to Code Section 146. All rulings by the Planning and Zoning Commission are normally final. Exceptions are zoning map amendments, zoning code amendments, and comprehensive plan amendments that need City Council approval. Decisions by the Commission can be appealed to City Council by presenting a written appeal to the City Manager within 10 calendar days of the public hearing. City Council also has the discretion to call up any case whether an appeal has been made or not. Notices for this virtual meeting were published, posted to the City website, and the development projects were posted with signs on the properties. Notices were also mailed to adjacent landowners per City requirements. And as an additional note for this virtual meeting, the commission asks that any applicant or applicant representative, please turn on your camera, if able, when you're speaking or presenting to the commission. The one caveat to that, just letting all the applicants and attendees know this evening, we have one commissioner that's currently traveling with a spotty connection. So you might see Commissioner Riley turn his camera off and on as needed for his internet connectivity. Okay, without a consent agenda, our first item on a regular agenda this evening is item 8A, which is the 711-47872. Will be a joint presentation with 8A and 8B. First recording for the minutes, Commissioner site visits. Commissioner Jetchik, Bush, Benka, Riley, and Walz. Okay, agenda items 8A and 8B. That is 711-47872. Our case manager this evening is Stephen Gubrud. Applicant is Lasko Development. Stephen, the floor is yours.

5:44 – 13:47Speaker 11

Excellent. Good evening, Chair and Commissioners. This is Stephen Gubrud with Aurora Planning and Business Development staff, and I'll be presenting agenda items 8A and 8B for your consideration this evening. This application is a request by K2 Civil Consultants on behalf of the applicant, Lasko Development, for approval of a conditional use and site plan for a new 4746 square foot 711 convenience store and motor vehicle fueling station located on approximately 1.29 acres of land. Now on screen is a vicinity map showing the general location of the subject property. This parcel is located directly at the southwest corner of the intersection of East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway and South Piccadilly Road. Here we have a more up-to-date aerial image of the subject property taken from February of this year. As you can see, the land is currently vacant and surrounded by vacant parcels on all sides. Further to the south is the Reserves at Eagle Point Multifamily Residential Development, construction for which was completed last year. Now on screen is a zoning map showing the city's zoning for this property and the surrounding area. The subject site is located within the MUC Mixed Use Corridor Zone District. Other nearby zone districts include the R2 Medium Density Residential District to the northeast, M.U.R., Mixed Use Regional District, abutting to the east, and contiguous areas of M.U.C. to the southwest and north. The purpose of the M.U.C. district is to provide retail goods and services to satisfy the household and personal needs of the residents of nearby residential neighborhoods, those traveling on adjacent collectors and arterial streets, and to allow for higher intensity general business services and activities. The site is also located within the Eagle Ridge master plan area and is subject to all applicable standards and requirements located within that approved master plan document. I'll now go through a couple photographs of the site. This first one here is an image of the property taken facing west as viewed from the South Piccadilly Road right of way. Again, here you can see the reserves at Eagle Point multifamily development located in proximity to the south of the parcel. And then here we have a north-facing image of the site that's just taken from a little further south on Piccadilly Road. And then lastly, here we do have images of the two Planning Commission notice signs, which were posted at the Stephen D. Hogan Parkway and Piccadilly Road property frontages for this evening's hearing. Five adjacent property owners and five registered neighborhood organizations were notified of the application. No public comments were received during the formal review of this application. Therefore, no neighborhood meeting was held. Mail notices were sent and public hearing notice boards were posted a minimum of 10 days prior to tonight's hearing in accordance with the requirements of city code. No comments were received by staff following the noticing procedures for this evening's hearing either. Now on screen are the major issues which were discussed during staff review of this conditional use insight plan application. Which were demonstration of compliance with site layout and building orientation standards adherence to architectural and foresighted building design requirements and conformance with the various standards located within the eagle Ridge master plan. In an effort to address the building orientation standards listed within the Unified Development Ordinance, the applicant has proposed that the 7-Eleven convenience store be located directly at the corner of East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway and South Piccadilly Road, which is the preferred frontage circumstance indicated by city code. For this motor vehicle fueling site, the proposed canopy has been oriented so that the narrower elevation is visible from East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway, and the wider elevation is largely screened from view from the South Piccadilly Road right of way by the primary building. The canopy is also set back from the East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway right of way, approximately 50 feet from the back of sidewalk and 70 feet from the street flow line, further reducing potential visual impacts. Motor vehicle parking for the proposed fueling station is internal to the lot and located in a manner which minimizes impacts on adjacent street frontages. Also importantly, the applicant worked with staff to include a pedestrian patio area, which is located on the south side of the convenience store and will feature bench seating, a trash receptacle, and ornamental landscape, including a shade tree for added comfort. The pedestrian patio area also contains the bicycle URACs required to serve the site. Architecture for the site has been designed to address both the requirements of the UDO and the Eagle Ridge Master Plan. Exterior finishes for the site include a mix of brick masonry, three-coat stucco, and plank siding, all of which are called out as primary building materials within the commercial architectural standards located in Tab 12 of the Eagle Ridge Master Plan. Massing and horizontal articulation elements have been provided through changes in material, texture, patterning, and color, use of horizontal wall plane offsets, changes in roof parapet height, and variation of fenestration patterns. Street facing primary facades incorporate a minimum of 30% glazing as prescribed within the Eagle Ridge master plan and canopy overhangs and business signage have been included above all building entrances to accentuate and identify these areas and enhance visual way finding. Per the requirements of city code, the brick masonry material applied to the convenience store building facades will also be utilized on the fueling canopy columns to provide further architectural compatibility and continuity. As mentioned in my previous slide, both the convenience store and fueling station canopy have been reviewed for compliance with the Eagle Ridge Master Plan building design standards. To this end, building finish materials indicated within the Master Plan have been applied to the primary structure, including the aforementioned plank siding, three-coat stucco, and brick masonry. There's also an approved master signage plan for the Eagle Ridge development, which dictates that the subject site must utilize the 20 foot tall multi-tenant sign that's to be located at the corner of East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway and South Piccadilly Road for monument sign advertising purposes. The applicant will need to work with the master developer to determine how much space that will be allotted on the sign and to ensure compliance, the subject application will not be permitted additional monument signage as part of this site plan application. Up to five wall signs are permitted for the site with a maximum total signage area of 177 square feet. Currently, proposed wall signs include one sign per architectural elevation with an additional logo sign located on the fueling canopy. Sign placeholder locations have been included on this site plan and final signage will require a permit application and review to ensure compliance with all UDO and sign plan requirements. Currently listed on screen are the conditional use and site plan approval criteria located within the city's unified development ordinance. Regarding agenda item 8A, application for conditional use approval for a motor vehicle fuel dispensing station located within the MUC mixed use corridor zone district, staff recommends approval for the reasons listed on screen and described within the presentation and staff report. For agenda item 8B, site plan for an approximately 4,746 square foot convenience store and motor vehicle fuel dispensing station. Staff also recommends approval for the reasons listed on screen and included within the staff report. Site plan approval to be subject to the following condition. Resolution of any outstanding technical issues prior to recordation of the site plan and issuance of any building permits. And with that, I've concluded my presentation, and I'm available for any questions you may have. The applicant is also present and available for any questions from the Commission. They do not have a presentation following mine this evening. Thank you.

13:47Speaker 4

Great. Thank you so much for the presentation, Stephen.

13:50Speaker 2

I'll open the floor for questions from the Commission. Okay. Any questions for the applicant?

14:03Speaker 4

Hey, Susan, any members of the public sign up to speak on eight A or eight B?

14:08Speaker 6

Sure walls, we do not.

14:11 – 14:26Speaker 4

Okay, final opportunity for questions if you happen to have thought of one. Facing none, I'll close this portion of the public hearing and first entertain a motion on agenda item eight A, which is the conditional use.

14:26Speaker 2

Commissioner Baker.

14:29 – 14:59Speaker 8

Great. And they agenda item a so based on staff recommendations the presentation and discussion that the these public hearing. I moved to approve the conditional use for a motor vehicle field dispensing station with the new dash season district because it complies with the requirements of code section 146 dash 5.4 dot 3.8 dot 3 of the unified development ordinance for the reason stated in the staff report.

15:01 – 15:17Speaker 4

Thank you so much, Commissioner bank. It's been moved to approve agenda item eight. A is there a second. Also, Commissioner Bush, it's been moved and seconded to approve a I'll open the floor for discussion on the motion. Commissioner banker.

15:18 – 15:39Speaker 8

I just like to say that I think this is great. They desperately need this type of thing out in that area. And so once I figured out that I was on Powhatan and not Piccadilly. It'll be great for the residents out there, I think.

15:41Speaker 4

Great. Thank you, Commissioner Banka. Commissioner Bush, then Commissioner Riley. Yes.

15:46 – 16:01Speaker 1

I just want to say, Stephen did an excellent job in being very thorough and really answering a lot of the questions that I had prior to. I appreciate that. And great presentation.

16:02Speaker 4

Thank you, Commissioner Bush. Commissioner Riley.

16:05 – 16:27Speaker 5

In my review of the packet, I was quite satisfied looking at how they resolved the issues with the architecture. And then obviously dealing with the Eagle Ridge master's plan. It's nice to know that there's some coordination that goes on both between the applicant and staff that brings us to the culmination of a project like this. So thank you.

16:28 – 17:13Speaker 4

Thank you, Commissioner Riley. I'd also like to add that it was nice to see in the traffic study that from 2023 until the study done more currently, it's good to see the traffic generation is estimated to be less. That's always a great thing. And again, adding to what Commissioner Bank has said, I think this is great for the area. It's quite a distance around there for many fueling and convenience locations. So I think this is an example of Great location, great time, great spot. So I can move forward with both of these agenda items. Further comment or discussion on 8A? Seeing none, I'll call the roll. Commissioner Jachik. Approve. Commissioner Boyd. Approve. Commissioner Banka.

17:15Speaker 4

Commissioner Riley.

17:18Speaker 4

Commissioner Hogan.

17:21 – 17:33Speaker 4

And Commissioner Walz also votes to approve. Agenda item 8A is approved with six votes. I'll now entertain a motion on agenda item 8B. Commissioner Banko.

17:34 – 18:12Speaker 8

Right. Regarding agenda item 8B, based on the staff recommendation, presentations and discussion at this evening's public hearing, I move to approve with one condition the site plan because the proposal complies with requirements of code section 146-5.4.3.V.2.C of the Unified Development Ordinance for the reasons stated in the staff report. Approval is subject to the following condition resolution of outstanding technical issues prior to the recordation of the site plan and issuance of any building permits.

18:13 – 18:35Speaker 4

Great. Thank you, Commissioner Banka. It's been moved to approve agenda item 8B. Is there a second? Thank you, Commissioner Riley. It's been moved and seconded to approve 8B. I'll open the floor for discussion on the motion. I would just like to have my discussion added to agenda item 8B from 8A as well. Further discussion on the approval of 8B? Seeing none, I'll call the roll. Commissioner Jetic?

18:37Speaker 4

Commissioner Bush? Approve. Commissioner Banka?

18:41Speaker 4

Commissioner Riley?

18:45Speaker 4

Commissioner Hogan.

18:47 – 19:36Speaker 4

And Commissioner Walz also votes to approve. Agenda item 8B is approved with six votes. We'll now move on to agenda item 8C, which is the Zone 5 tank and Zone 7 pump station. Recording for the minutes, Commissioner Sight visits for agenda item 8C and 8D. That's Commissioner Riley, Commissioner Banka, Commissioner Bush, Commissioner Jetchik, and Commissioner Walz. Hey, agenda items 8C and joint presentation for 8D, which is the Zone 5 tank and Zone 7 pump station Prairie Point site plan. And C is the conditional use of the minor utility in R1. These are located in Ward 6. Our case manager this evening is Benjamin Bromineck, applicant of Hazen and Sawyer. Ben, the floor is yours. Thank you. I appreciate it.

19:39 – 24:56Speaker 10

Good evening, commissioners. I am Ben Bravenick, presenting for staff. Tonight, I'm presenting agenda item 8D and 8D, Zone 5 tank and Zone 7 pump station, conditional use and site plan. The applicant, Aurora Water, proposes a conditional use for a minor utility within the R1 zone district and a site plan for a water tank and pump station on a 2.2-acre parcel of land. The site is zoned R1 low density single family residential and part of the established neighborhood place type. The site is located southwest of South Ireland Way and E470. The vicinity map shown illustrates the location of the site and the context of the surrounding area. The site is part of the Prairie Point master plan adjacent to planned single family home lots to the west, north, and east. zoning of the site is our one, as well as the properties surrounding it. And the site is located within and adjacent to the established neighborhood place type on all sides. This is a view of the public notice sign at the closest existing road off of Ireland way. One adjacent property owner and five registered neighborhood organizations were notified for this project. No comments were received during this project. No neighborhood meeting was held, and all notices were sent and posted. The major items that we discussed during this review were the property maintenance and conditional use criteria. As a city facility, staff coordinated with the applicant and the master developer to clarify and coordinate with long-term obligations to the site. Although the city worked to minimize maintenance obligations, the developer and planning staff required compatibility and buffering to the surrounding residential lots. Discussions were held between the applicant and a master developer to clarify which party would be responsible for maintaining specific landscape areas. Ultimately, it was agreed that the applicant would be responsible for maintaining all the landscaping internal to the site. while the master developer would assume responsibility for maintaining the landscaping located within the curbside areas. As a site located in a single family home neighborhood, it was important to review the compatibility of the use within the context of the surrounding areas. The proposal includes landscaping to help buffer the pump station and the tank from the street and the surrounding sites following the UDO standards. The pump is located underground, which will help mitigate noise and operate at a similar decibel volume as road noise or the residential AC units. Because the water tank is so large, the master developer, staff, and the applicant worked to find a material for the water tank that would aesthetically match the area. The water tank facade will be a stained stone pattern that will match the pump station as well. You can see the elevations here on the screen. The approval criteria that apply to this project are the conditional use and site plan criteria shown on the screen. The project complies with the approval criteria listed for the conditional use, including the proposal complies with all the applicable standards of the UDO and Prairie Point Master Plan. The use is a crucial piece of infrastructure to provide the surrounding areas with its water needs. material and site design follow the standards of the Prairie Point Master Plan and UDO. The proposal is compatible with the surrounding uses and adverse impacts have been mitigated to the best extent practicable. The project also complies with the approval criteria listed for the site plan because the proposal complies with all applicable standards of the UDO and meets the design and location criteria of the Prairie Point Master Plan The use is also consistent with the established neighborhood place type by providing necessary infrastructure with minimal impacts of its surrounding residential neighborhood. With the approval criteria in mind, staff recommends to approve agenda item 8C, the conditional use for a minor utility within the R1 zone district because the proposal complies with section 146-5.4.3.8.3 of the UDL. and staff recommends to approve agenda item 8D, the site plan as the proposal complies with section 146-5.4.3.B.2.C of the UDO with the approval subject to the condition that the resolution of all outstanding technical issues prior to the recordation of the site plan and issuance of any building permits. That is the conclusion of my presentation. Thank you, everybody, for listening. I'm here to answer any questions, as well as the consultant who worked on this. Thank you.

24:57 – 25:13Speaker 4

Great. Thank you so much, Ben. I'll open the floor for questions from the commission for staff or the applicant. Okay. Seeing none, Susan, do we have any members of the public sign up to speak on 8C or 8D?

25:14Speaker 6

Chair, we do not.

25:16 – 25:32Speaker 4

Okay, final opportunity for questions from the commission. Seeing none, I will close this portion of the public hearing and entertain a motion first on agenda item 8C, which is the conditional use. Commissioner Hogan.

25:32 – 26:07Speaker 9

Chair Walz, item 8C, conditional use for minor utility in the R1 zone district. Based upon staff recommendations, the presentation, and the discussion at this evening's public hearing, I move to approve the conditional use for minor utility in the R1 zone district because the proposal complies with the requirements of Code Section 146-5.4.3.A.3 of the UDO for the reasons stated in the staff report.

26:08 – 26:58Speaker 4

Great. Thank you, Commissioner Hogan. It's been moved to approve Agenda Item 8C as their second. Thank you, Commissioner Bush. It's been moved and seconded to approve 8C. I'll open the floor for discussion on the motion. Just entering into the record, the blue sheet that was received by the commission earlier this afternoon that corrected the submission packet, correcting R2 to R1. And thank you, Commissioner Hogan for picking that up in the staff recommendations with your motion. This seems pretty straightforward. My questions were answered either in the presentation or in the backup. So thank you staff for putting together a great backup and answering my questions. I feel comfortable with both of these items moving forward. Further discussion on the adoption of 8C or 8D? Seeing none, I'll call the roll. Commissioner Jachek?

26:59Speaker 4

Commissioner Bush? Approve. Commissioner Venka?

27:07Speaker 4

Commissioner Riley?

27:09Speaker 4

Sure, Hogan.

27:12Speaker 4

And commissioner walls also votes to approve agenda item he sees approved with 6 votes.

27:16Speaker 2

I will now entertain a motion on agenda item 8 D. This is commissioner check.

27:26Speaker 7

Oh. Go ahead, Sonny.

27:31Speaker 4

Either 1 go ahead commissioner if you'd like.

27:36 – 28:14Speaker 7

Okay. Get my mic back on. All right. Regarding agenda item 8D site plan based on staff recommendation, the presentation and discussion at this evening's public hearing, I move to approve the site plan with one condition because the proposal complies with requirements of closed section 146-5.4.3.B.2.C of the unified development ordinance for the reasons stated in the staff report. Approval to be subject to the following condition. resolution outstanding technical issues prior to record issue the site plan and issuance of any building permits.

28:15 – 28:41Speaker 4

Great thank you commissioner check it's been moved to approve agenda item 80 is their second. Thank you commissioner bank it's been moved and seconded to approve agenda item 8 deal open the floor for discussion. You know discussion I'll call the roll commissioner check. Approve commissioner Bush approved. Commissioner Banka? Approve. Commissioner Riley?

28:42Speaker 4

Commissioner Hogan?

28:46Speaker 4

And Commissioner Walz also votes to approve. Agenda item 8D is approved with six votes. Okay. Susan, do we have any members of the public sign up to speak on non-agenda items?

28:58Speaker 6

Chair, we do not.

29:00 – 29:11Speaker 4

Okay. Agenda item 10, I'll open the floor for any miscellaneous items of business, uh, by commissioners, any announcements, um, commissioner Riley, go ahead. And then commissioner.

29:11 – 29:54Speaker 5

So we do have the boards of commissioner coming up on the 6th of August. And I know that, uh, the city's providing us to table some signage and stuff like that. Um, is there anything that we're particularly wanting to do like ideas for engagement, uh, or is this for awareness of residents to know that we have this commission? I mean, what is the impact, um, Are we talking about creative ways to engage? Because that's clearly something I want to talk about to people that come up and how they can become more informed. So I didn't know if there was a standard format that we wanted to look at. I don't know what staff would like us to share, but I'm kind of excited about meeting the public out there on that day.

29:55Speaker 4

Thanks, Commissioner Riley. I will defer to Brandon or Susan for that.

30:04 – 31:27Speaker 3

Uh, sure, I can, I can talk about that now, if you'd like, um. You know, I think this is the 1st time the city's had it and so we'll be growing it. Hopefully it's successful and growing it. I think the intent is recruitment for boards across the board. Um, um. And so that's kind of, I think, number 1 priority. I know our BOA board, for example, is in kind of bad shape in terms of incomplete board and people not re-upping. And so we'll be going pretty hard to try to get some folks interested in that board. But I think that's the intent for you all as well to Let people know those things I think we've talked internally about. Well, um, you know, what can we have for you to have this draw people's attention to your table? Uh, things like that. So we'll probably look at, uh, maybe a board with a zoning map, uh, a board with maybe some, um, little pictures of neighborhoods and saying this is here and this is here and, you know, people will be interested in that. maybe a couple copies of the plan on the table, things like that. And certainly we can talk offline if we want to think about talking points or anything else along those lines.

31:29Speaker 4

I think I tacitly heard Commissioner Riley volunteer to assist if you need any suggestions or any assistance there.

31:37 – 31:53Speaker 5

Yeah, believe me, I'd be happy to engage people and talk to them about the planning, not the planning process, but how they can get involved and understand what's coming to the community. So I'm looking forward to it.

31:54 – 32:05Speaker 3

Yeah, I think that'd be great. I think the best part will be having some folks there to talk with real experience and real passion for the board. So that's great.

32:06Speaker 4

Great. Commissioner Hogan, was your question or comment related to that or a new topic?

32:12Speaker 9

No, it was related to that.

32:14Speaker 4

Okay. Yep. Go ahead.

32:15Speaker 9

Um, if. If 1 of the purposes of this is recruiting new members to planning commission, will we have vacancy?

32:30Speaker 2

Susan, I think.

32:31Speaker 3

I don't know. Do we have updates? I don't remember if Gail is coming to the term limited or if we've gotten feedback on folks. I,

32:43Speaker 6

I believe Gail is term limited, unfortunately. Excuse me?

32:50 – 33:02Speaker 3

And Sunny's term is up. I don't know if you're term limited or if you want to re-up. So, yeah, we're going to need applications at the end of the year, so it's necessary.

33:04Speaker 8

I do plan to re-up.

33:05Speaker 3

Oh, you do? Okay. Sorry, I misheard you.

33:08Speaker 8

Yeah. No, I plan to re-up.

33:12Speaker 4

Okay. Okay, any other questions, comments about that before I move to Sunny? Okay, go ahead, Sunny.

33:19Speaker 8

Okay, I might be out of line, so somebody stop me if I am, but this is an announcement and maybe it's inappropriate.

33:28Speaker 4

If it's about any election stuff, yeah, that would be inappropriate.

33:32Speaker 8

Okay, I called and Lena was going to get back to me or somebody and I didn't hear back. So anyway, all right.

33:41Speaker 4

We're not all boards and commissions. What's that? I'm sorry.

33:45Speaker 8

Can I say there's a party tomorrow night at Legends at six?

33:52 – 34:11Speaker 4

This is a reminder that all boards and commissions are nonpartisan with the city. The board and commission doesn't have to endorse anyone, even a participating member of the commission. So while we all understand and appreciate your situation, given our support or not, that is what it is. So there we go.

34:13 – 34:25Speaker 4

Any other miscellaneous items of business announcements by commissioners? Okay. Moving on to our planning division manager report. Brandon, the floor is yours.

34:28 – 35:48Speaker 3

Thank you, Chair Walz. Um, so, uh, some administrative decisions since our last meeting, uh, which was about 3 weeks ago. Uh, I think I have 4 of them for you, uh, tighten construction, which is basically, uh, construction shop office and yard, uh, over there on the, uh, South of jewel on the East side of 470. there's a handful of kind of light industrial things over there. Prairie Point golf course items, so you all know where Prairie Point is. We had an item on that development today. Here's a larger one, Stafford, Amazon building, I believe around a million, if not more than a million square feet at Lisbon, north of Stephen Hogan Parkway. So the bottom part of the Stafford development there. Horizon Uptown, which is also there on that corridor, Piccadilly Corridor, another filing, I believe, residentially there.

35:48Speaker 1

Hey, Brandon. Yeah. What is the total square footage now that Amazon has in that particular area?

36:00 – 37:39Speaker 3

Oh, well, this would be their – I don't even – I know it's at least their second building in Stafford. And the other – I was just told this building is 1.2 million. I think the other building is similar in size, so I would say around 2 million square feet at least there. Wow. I don't know if they have smaller buildings in the area or not. Yeah. Okay. Other actions, City Council on Monday, some of the initial zonings you heard last month, I presume, went through. So those were the two annexations or the annexations along Gun Club there that we heard. And then the other one, I think it was Valley Head, which is up northeast Aurora, close to 68th, 64th up there. Um, study session on Monday also, um, we had Jeremiah with our staff doing, uh, the, um. Study session presentation, and so, uh, I thought we had good direction from from that presentation to to take next steps with that. We originally were also slated for notice and appeals. That got pushed to a later study session, so that will be coming up. And I think that's all I have for you. If there's anything I missed or you have any questions, please let me know.

37:41 – 38:11Speaker 4

Was there a recent call-up? by city council of something that we heard or an appeal or something. One of the things that comes to mind, I had a council member ask me about our minutes for the detention facilities. And I wasn't sure if that officially got called up or where that UDO change. I can't remember if that was a specific ordinance or if that was a UDO change or exactly what that was. It's been so long ago.

38:13 – 38:48Speaker 3

Yeah, the That was a while ago in the detention facilities, um, did not advance to city council. I believe it was perhaps withdrawn. Um, but that is no longer. Active, um, there was a call up for an item you heard a number of months ago for for the all in 1. Um, project in in harmony, uh, gas station and tenant space. and I believe that's scheduled for the next city council meeting later this month.

38:49Speaker 4

Okay. Thanks, Brandon. Commissioner Hogan.

38:54 – 39:08Speaker 9

Yes. And of course I might've just forgot what I was going to ask. So give a moment, senior moment, my apologies. Gosh, darn it. What was I going to ask?

39:09Speaker 3

Next week too. So.

39:12 – 39:51Speaker 9

I know. I will just have to remember what. Oh, I do remember. Thank you very, very much for your indulgence. I believe it was Council Member Bergen that asked about the presentation of when annexations are done or major master plans are done that involve a rezoning before council, if there was a fiscal impact study. That was to be done or going to be done, or should be done and I just don't remember what the outcome of that was.

39:52 – 40:17Speaker 3

Recall this share through you. Yeah, I think that was pointed at the annexation itself and the representative. Answered that question, and I believe in general, the question was answered is that those are reviewed by a variety of departments and in those contexts, but I don't have the detail on on that.

40:21 – 40:45Speaker 9

Okay, well, I guess it was obviously the reviewed by different departments, but was there a price tag attached to some of this was. Really my question, so in terms of water service commitments, or I just didn't know and I was curious at how one arrives to annexing property really without knowing how much it would cost.

40:46 – 41:41Speaker 3

To develop sure and I think. You know, there's certain there's obviously more and more detail you could get more and more specific. Um, uh, there's certain baseline that's set when we have, you know, we establish our growth boundaries. You know, there's certain. general presumptions. That's not an obligation that we annex within there, but there's certain assumptions and studies associated with those based on broad assumptions of growth, as well as other serviceability projections that are developed based on that growth boundary, such as water and things of that sort. So there's elements of fundamental fiscal analysis to those. Certainly we don't have a proposal of what is developed for most, if not all annexations at that point in time.

41:43Speaker 9

Okay, thank you.

41:44 – 41:59Speaker 4

All right, further questions for Brandon? All right, thanks, Brandon. We will move on to our city attorney report. Lena, the floor is yours. Good evening, Chair.

41:59Speaker 2

No report this evening. Great. Any questions for Lena?

42:08 – 42:25Speaker 4

All right. Final opportunity for any announcements by the commissioners? Okay. Seeing none, I move that we adjourn this evening's meeting. Do I have a second? All right. Thank you, Commissioner Riley. It's been moved and seconded. Have a wonderful evening, everyone. Meeting adjourned. Thank you.

42:25Speaker 2

Thank you, everyone.

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