To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
Title
Ordinance: Approving an Amendment to the Town of Castle Rock Zoning District Map by Rezoning a 59.9 Acre Parcel Denominated as the Lower East Plum Creek Park and Open Space Annexation to Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (POS-1 - Active Uses) (Second Reading) [Southwest of the Plum Creek Water Treatment Facility and Highway 85]
Body
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PUBLIC HEARING
The Town Council will now consider a request for the approval of Ordinance: Approving an Amendment to the Town of Castle Rock Zoning District Map by Rezoning a 59.9 Acre Parcel Denominated as the Lower East Plum Creek Park and Open Space Annexation to Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (POS-1 - Active Uses) (First Reading).
In order to afford all parties due process under law, the Town Council members must be fair and impartial in deciding whether this application should be approved, approved with conditions, or denied. In making that determination, each Councilmember must consider the record, which includes the planning commission recommendation, the staff recommendation, the applicant presentation, public comment presented during the hearing, and other written public comments offered before or during the hearing. Under law, Town Council must evaluate this proposal based solely upon the record and the criteria established under the Municipal Code, which are highlighted in the staff report.
It is important that each Councilmember remain objective and capable of considering information offered into the record during this hearing.
Does any Councilmember believe that he or she is incapable of evaluating and voting on the application consistent with these due process requirements? If so, please describe the situation and recuse yourself from further participation on this agenda item.
Does any Councilmember have a conflict of interest or any other matter he or she would like to disclose prior to proceeding on this item?
The Council will hear from the applicant, the public and staff. Time for this public hearing is allotted as follows:
Staff Report: as needed
Applicant Presentation: as needed
Public Comment: as needed
Applicant Response as needed
Council Questions: as needed
Follow-up Questions: as needed
Madame Clerk, has this public hearing been properly noticed under the applicable regulations for this type of land use hearing? (Clerk to refer to certification from Development Services, describing the notice).
Mr. Detweiler, the staff introduction please
(Public hearing is conducted, applicant presentation, public comment, applicant response, questions from Council)
Do any Council members have any final questions of staff or the applicant before I close the public hearing and refer this to the Council for action?
I now close the public hearing and refer this to Council for discussion and action.
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
From: Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
Title: Ordinance: Approving an Amendment to the Town of Castle Rock Zoning District Map by Rezoning a 59.9 Acre Parcel Denominated as the Lower East Plum Creek Park and Open Space Annexation to Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (POS-1 - Active Uses) (Second Reading)
[Southwest of the Plum Creek Water Treatment Facility and Highway 85]
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Council approved the ordinance with a vote of 5-0 on December 15, 2015.
Executive Summary
Please reference the agenda memo for the Lower East Plum Creek Park and Open Space Annexation Ordinance.
Proposed Motion
Zoning
I move to approve the Ordinance approving an amendment to the Town of Castle Rock Zoning District Map by rezoning a 59.931 acre parcel denominated as the Lower East Plum Creek Park and Open Space Annexation to Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (POS-1 - Active Uses).
Attachments
Attachment A Zoning Ordinance