Planning Projects

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Development projects are reviewed under Title 18 of the Municipal Code. Specifically, projects within the City's form zones are reviewed under Chapter 18.29 and Chapter 18.40.

The Planning Department works with residents and businesses to ensure that land use complies with the City of Golden zoning regulations. The department coordinates with the Planning Commission to process and review site plans and subdivision plats, and to approve land use and rezoning.

The Golden Planning Department has a number of projects happening at any given time. Follow cases here and know what's upcoming at the Planning Commission Meetings and projects around town.

For an archive of past projects (before July 2018) please visit Cityofgolden.net/PlanningProjectsArchive

We have archived a number of projects to make the page more user friendly. Archived projects will become available when the City's new website is live. Contact planning@cityofgolden.net with any questions.

Development projects are reviewed under Title 18 of the Municipal Code. Specifically, projects within the City's form zones are reviewed under Chapter 18.29 and Chapter 18.40.

The Planning Department works with residents and businesses to ensure that land use complies with the City of Golden zoning regulations. The department coordinates with the Planning Commission to process and review site plans and subdivision plats, and to approve land use and rezoning.

The Golden Planning Department has a number of projects happening at any given time. Follow cases here and know what's upcoming at the Planning Commission Meetings and projects around town.

For an archive of past projects (before July 2018) please visit Cityofgolden.net/PlanningProjectsArchive

We have archived a number of projects to make the page more user friendly. Archived projects will become available when the City's new website is live. Contact planning@cityofgolden.net with any questions.

  • PC 22-14 - Major Amendment- Kilgroe Property Annexation No. 2 PUD/ODP

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    5/28/2024 - 2nd Reading / Public Hearing at City Council (Memo)

    3/26/2024 - 1st Reading at City Council. The applicant requested 2nd reading be continued to May 28th

    2/7/2024 - Planning Commission Hearing - moving forward to City Council on March 26th with a recommendation of denial from Planning Commission.

    1211 Avery Street, lot 26 of the Canyon View Business Park Filing No. 1 Final Plat, is the site subject of the PUD/ODP amendment application. The property has an existing office building situated on the southern portion of the property, built in 2007. The northern portion of this property is vacant, and where the applicant proposes changing the zoning to allow multifamily workforce housing units. The current zoning of the Site is Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the Multi-Use Business Park of the Kilgroe Property Annexation No. 2 ODP, approved by the City Council in 2000, known as the (“PUD/ODP”).


    Case Packet

  • PC24-04 - Special Use Permit - 16850 W Colfax Ave - Notice for Hearing

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    Application Type: Special Use Permit

    Approval Process: The city received an application on February 21st, 2024, and review comments by the city have been addressed by the applicant. The Planning Commission has authority to approve the application.

    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.

    Notable application details:

    • Request for approval of a Special Use Permit to allow a drive-through service for a proposed Bellco Credit Union location at 16850 W Colfax Ave

    Next Steps: Site Development Plan submittal

    Final Outcome: TBD

    Application

    Staff Report

  • Neighborhood Meeting - 701 24th Street - Outdoor Athletic Field Lighting

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    The intent of a neighborhood meeting is for an opportunity to provide comments and input on a project to help it fit into the Golden context before a formal application for development to the City. The neighborhood meeting is hosted by the potential applicant; however, city staff attends to observe and answer questions regarding the process.

    Date and Time and Venue of Meeting: April 4, 2024

    Application Type(s): Special Use Permit per 18.34.090(1) for lighting of outdoor recreational facilities

    Approval Process: Special Use Permits are approved at Public Hearing by Planning Commission

    Applicant Request

    Next Step is a formal application to the city.

    Unable to attend the meeting? Send comments to planning@cityofgolden.net or add comments about the project below.

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  • *POSTPONED* Neighborhood Meeting - 18700 W 4th Ave - Re-zoning

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    This meeting has been postponed. Please stay tuned for a rescheduled date. Notice with the new date will be mailed shortly.


    The intent of a neighborhood meeting is for an opportunity to provide comments and input on a project to help it fit into the Golden context before a formal application for development to the City. The neighborhood meeting is hosted by the potential applicant; however, city staff attends to observe and answer questions regarding process.

    Date and Time and Venue of Meeting: March 20, 2024

    Application Type(s): Re-zoning from C1 (Commercial) to R2 (Residential) with an NC form zone overlay

    Approval Process:

    Next Step is a formal application to the city.

    Unable to attend the meeting? Send comments to planning@cityofgolden.net or add comments about the project below.

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  • APPROVED PC 24-02 - Form Zone Site Plan - 1215 N Ford Street - 21 Day FZSP Notice

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    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

  • APPROVED PC 24-01 - Form Zone Site Plan- 810 Partridge Circle - 21 Day FZSP Notice

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    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

  • Neighborhood Meeting - 16850 W Colfax Ave - Special Use Permit

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    The City of Golden Planning Division has received notice of a potential submittal for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a drive-through at a proposed Bellco Credit Union Bank located at 16850 W. Colfax Avenue Colfax Avenue.

    Submittal Documents

    A virtual meeting will be held on February 15th at 6 p.m. You can attend by clicking the link below:


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  • PC23-45 - Form Zone Site Plan and Major Adjustment - 347 Goldco Circle - Approved and Pending Permit- Archive in 30 Days

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    On February 7, 2024, at 6:30 P.M. the Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved the Form Zone Site Plan and Major Adjustment for an uphill house with a reduced garage setback to less than 20 feet, thereby reducing the driveway length to less than 20 feet.

    Plan Set

    Staff Report

    Staff Report Exhibits

  • PC23-44 - Annexation & Initial Zoning - South Neighborhoods Property - Approved and Pending Permit – Archive in 30 Days

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    The Planning Commission held a public hearing on February 7, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. and recommended approval. The matter will be forwarded to City Council for a decision.

    The Planning Commission of the City of Golden will hold a Public Hearing at a meeting on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 6:30 P.M. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers, 911 10th Street, Golden, Colorado, to consider an application for initial zoning of a 5.77 acre property under consideration for annexation, located at 152 Heritage Road be established as CO (Conservation). The City seeks to rezone the Property from Jefferson County Agricultural District (Agricultural One or A-1 and Agricultural-Two or A-2). The City of Golden is planning to annex and zone the property, within the South Neighborhoods area that has been recently acquired from Jefferson County. The proposed Conservation zoning would allow for municipal uses, public infrastructure, and park development in the future, see Section 18.28.030 and Section 18.28.050 of the Golden Municipal Code. The City held a neighborhood meeting on January 10, 2024.

    Planning Commission Packet-Staff Report

  • PC23-26 - Site Development Plan - The Col 17270 W. Colfax Avenue - Under Construction

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    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

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