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April 8, 2020

Boulder County Planning Commission agenda for April 15, 2020

Planning Commission will hold its April 15th public meeting virtually starting at 2 p.m.


Boulder County, Colo. - The next meeting of the Boulder County Planning Commission will be Wed., April 15, 2020, beginning at 2 p.m.

DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS AND SINCE BOULDER COUNTY OFFICES ARE CLOSED THROUGH APRIL 30, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. SIGN-UP TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL MEETING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WEBPAGE: www.boco.org/PC

There will be opportunity to remotely provide public comment on the subject dockets during the respective virtual Public Hearing portions for each item. Written comments for these dockets may be submitted by emailing planner@bouldercounty.org and referencing the docket number in the subject of the email. Call 303-441-3930 or email planner@bouldercounty.org for information.

View the April 15, 2020 meeting agenda. Agenda items include:

Call to Order

Roll Call

Items: (Staff reports are posted on the docket webpages linked below.)

  1. Public Hearing: Docket V-18-0005 Van Matre Vacation
    Request: REVISED: Request to vacate the southern half of 3rd Street and the platted rights-of-way of Iowa Avenue, West Virginia Avenue, Indiana Avenue, and the entire east-west platted alley between the platted rights-of-way of 3rd Street and 4th Street of the Capitol Hill Townsite.
    ORIGINAL: Request to vacate the platted rights-of-way of Iowa Avenue, West Virginia Avenue and Indiana Avenue between the platted rights-of-way of 3rd Street and 4th Street of the Capitol Hill Townsite and half of the platted alley which runs east to west between 3rd Street and 4th Street.
    Location: 200 & 214 N. 120th Street, S 1/2 & N 1/2 of Blocks 16, 17, 18, & 19 Capitol Hill Townsite, located approximately 500 feet south of the intersection of Flagg Drive and North 120th Street, in Section 1, Township 1S, Range 69W.
    Zoning: Agricultural
    Applicants/Property Owners: Brady and Monica Van Matre
    Staff Planner(s): Jean (Raini) Ott
    Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
    Public testimony will be taken

  2. Public Hearing: Docket SU-19-0011 Nighthawk Equestrian Center
    Request: Special Review and Site Specific Development Plan to allow for an equestrian center use with accessory camping, the expansion and renovation of existing structures, and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU).
    Location: 5555 Nelson Road, located on the north side of Nelson Road approximately 500 feet east of its intersection with 55th Street, in Section 10, Township 1N, Range 70W.
    Zoning: Agricultural
    Applicant/Property Owner: Nighthawk Equestrian Center LLC
    Staff Planner(s): Jean (Raini) Ott
    Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
    Public testimony will be taken

  3. Public Hearing: Docket SU-19-0015 Xcel Energy Community Solar Garden
    Request: Special Use Review for an approximately 20-acre ground mounted solar energy system on an approximately 34-acre parcel.
    Location: 1808 N. 63rd Street, located east of N. 63rd Street approximately 0.25 miles north and 1 mile east of the intersection of Arapahoe Avenue/State Highway 7 and N. 63rd Street in Section 25, Township 1N, Range 70W.
    Zoning: Agricultural
    Applicant/Property Owner: Public Service Co Of Colorado – Xcel, c/o Jeffrey Stephens
    Agent: Jon Fitzpatrick
    Staff Planner(s): Jean (Raini) Ott
    Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
    Public testimony will be taken

  4. Public Hearing: Docket LE-20-0001 New Lefthand Fire Protection District Station 1
    Request: Location & Extent review for removal of three existing structures and construction a new 14,725-square-foot fire station on a 1.933-acre parcel at 900 Lefthand Canyon Drive.
    Location: 868 & 900 Lefthand Canyon Drive, approximately 1,250 feet west of the intersection of Geer Canyon Drive & Lefthand Canyon Drive, Section 13, Township 2N, Range 71W.
    Zoning: Agricultural
    Applicant/Property Owner: Lefthand Fire Protection District
    Agent: Michael Gordon
    Staff Planner(s): Sean Gambrel
    Action Requested: Decision
    Public testimony will be taken

  5. Public Hearing: Docket SI-20-0002 Bobtail Tungsten Pipeline Alternate Route
    Request: Areas and Activities of State Interest (1041) review for the construction of a new 8-inch diameter natural gas pipeline approximately 2 miles long that will serve as an extension to the existing natural gas pipeline delivery system that is owned, operated and maintained by the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), an Xcel Energy company; a control valve station will also be constructed to service the new pipeline connection.
    Location: At parcel 158324000021 (control valve station) and in the public right-of-way (pipeline) along portions of State Hwy 119 between the intersection of Magnolia Drive and State Hwy 119 and the Boulder / Gilpin County line, in Sections 19, 24, 25, Township 1S, Ranges 72W and 73W.
    Zoning: Forestry
    Applicant: Xcel Energy, Cheryl Diedrich, ROW and Permits
    Property Owners: U.S. Forest Service (parcel 158324000021) and CDOT (SH 119 ROW)
    Agent: Stephanie Phippen, Tetra Tech Inc.
    Staff Planner(s): Summer Frederick
    Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
    Public testimony will be taken

Adjournment.

Current and recent Planning Commission agendas, minutes, and archived video recordings are available on the Planning Commission webpage.