Commerce City council approves zoning amendment for Hogan development

The Commerce City Council approved a zoning amendment Sept. 21 for a proposed multifamily development near Chambers Road, establishing the project’s planned-unit-development framework and requiring several improvements along the property frontage. The approval came despite written opposition from residents concerned about growth and traffic in the area. The council approved Ordinance PUDA25-0003 on second and final reading, according to the adopted ordinance.

The amendment covers about 16.82 acres at 10230 Chambers Road and 15955 E. 101st Way. It consolidates three planning areas, expands the planned-unit-development boundary and changes allowable uses and development standards.

The approval does not authorize construction of exactly 227 homes. That figure comes from a conceptual low-rise multifamily plan used in the project’s traffic analysis. Later site-plan, subdivision and infrastructure reviews will determine additional project details.

Residents who submitted written comments raised concerns about traffic near Chambers Road and 104th Avenue, Tower Road and other nearby intersections. They also cited possible effects on schools, emergency services, water supplies and amenities, and asked the city to consider cumulative growth in the Reunion and Frontera Village areas. The written comments also called for signals at Chambers Road and 117th Avenue and at Chambers Road and Heartland, as well as completion of 112th Avenue toward Potomac.

The city’s supplemental staff report says the approval includes a Chambers Road access point, 12 feet of road widening along the property frontage, curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements, and dedication of about 30 feet of additional right of way. It also identifies a sidewalk connection along Idalia/Joplin from the southern property line to an existing sidewalk north of the Xcel power lines.

Additional improvements could be required during subdivision platting, the staff report says. Development-impact fees would apply, but the approval does not include a city-funded road appropriation or a fixed signal project. The listed improvements have not been established as completed.

The developer’s presentation estimated about $623,000 in road-impact fees for Commerce City Benefit District 2 and described signal-timing, cycle-length and split-phasing changes as strategies for later evaluation. The developer also said it held additional neighborhood outreach in August and was coordinating with the city and the 27J School District on school-area traffic, according to the .