Broomfield council backs process that could revoke Town Square development approval
A Sept. 22 straw poll advanced consideration of the 2023 site plan, but did not revoke it. The city says its separate 2019 redevelopment agreement would remain in effect.
Broomfield City Council signaled support Sept. 22 for a process that could revoke the Town Square development’s 2023 site-plan approval after the developer missed a building-permit deadline, the city says. The plan has not been revoked, and the city says the separate redevelopment agreement would remain in effect.
The council’s action was a direction-setting straw poll, not a formal vote to revoke the plan or issue a notice to show cause. Councilmembers Julie Twiss and Peterson asked staff to begin the process for council to consider revocation, and the mayor said there was support to move the issue forward. The meeting recording captures the discussion and staff’s description of possible next steps.
City and County Attorney Rogers said staff could bring a resolution to issue a notice to show cause at the Oct. 13 council meeting. If approved, the notice would give the developer an opportunity to respond at a hearing. Staff was looking at Oct. 26 for a Land Use Review Commission hearing, followed by a later council hearing. No date had been set for that council hearing; Rogers said it could be in November, December or January. These are proposed steps, not decisions made Sept. 22.
The city says the developer did not obtain the required vertical building permits by Sept. 12, 2026, the end of the site plan’s 36-month approval period. Missing the deadline made the plan eligible for revocation, but did not automatically revoke it or start a revocation proceeding, the city’s project update says.
The city said engineering-plan review began after the developer submitted plans in March 2026, and that the initial package did not include engineering for the proposed lake. The city also raised questions about a change in the lake’s planned maximum depth, from about 12 feet in the approved plan to 8 feet in later plans.
The 2023 site plan covers a project with a lake, trails and plazas, housing, a market hall and commercial space, the city says. It is separate from the 2019 Redevelopment and Reimbursement Agreement; revoking the plan would not, by itself, end that agreement.