To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Tara Vargish, PE, Director, Development Services
Kevin Wrede, Planning Manager, Development Services
Title
Ordinance Amending Various Provisions of Chapter 15.64 and Section 17.04.060 of the Castle Rock Municipal Code Regarding the Mailing of Written Notice of Public Hearings to Neighboring Property Owners and Homeowner Associations (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on April 1, 2025, by a vote 7-0)
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Executive Summary
The ordinance was approved on first reading on April 1, 2025 by a vote of 7 to 0 with a change to increase the written notice distance for projects over 40 acres to 1,500 feet. Staff has also added a definition of “adjacent properties” to the ordinance.
At the February 18, 2025 Town Council meeting, staff was directed to bring forward an amendment to the Town’s public hearing noticing code as it relates to land use applications, specifically to provide an increase in the noticing distances for larger development projects, as well as to create a smaller noticing distance for the few single lot residential projects that require public hearing.
The code amendment presented tonight creates generally four categories for land use cases, and recommends the following noticing distances, as well as notification to associated HOAs:
• Projects 40 acres or larger: noticing distance increased to 1,500 ft
• Projects under 40 acres and all Downtown public hearing items: noticing distance to remain at 500 feet
• Historic Preservation Board public hearing items: noticing distance of 300 ft
• Single lot, less than 10 units, and not any of the above items: notice adjacent property owners.
The proposed ordinance would amend Chapter 15.64 Historic Preservation and Chapter 17.04.060 Notice for Public Hearing.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends implementing the revised notice distance requirements in the proposed ordinance, while continuing all existing digital outreach and community engagement strategies.
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve the Ordinance, as introduced by title.”
Attachments
Attachment A: Ordinance
Attachment B: Noticing Distance Matrix