To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works & Development
Prepared By:
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Jim Katzer, Transportation Division Manager, Public Works & Development
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Subject:
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C22-15, Signature of the Public Works & Development (PWD) Director's on the CDOT Access Permit to increase the allowable dwelling units in the Sky Ranch Development from 1,200 to 1,400 single home equivalent dwelling units in the Sky Ranch Development
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this memo is to approve and authorize the Public Works and Development (PWD) Director to sign the new Access Permit for the I-70/Monaghan Interchange to allow 1,400 single home equivalent dwelling units to be built.
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Background and Discussion: In collaboration with the developers of Sky Ranch, the County is completing a CDOT 1601 interchange approval process to obtain the approvals and permits necessary to construct the improvements needed at the I-70 interchange at Monaghan (Airpark). It has been determined that the Sky Ranch Development will have traffic impacts on and will create a need for improvements to the I-70 interchange at Monaghan (Airpark), since the interchange was designed to accommodate rural levels of traffic. Future developments within the City of Aurora and Adams County will also have impact on this interchange and will benefit from the improvements to be constructed.
For the Sky Ranch Development, the original PDP and a subsequent amendment require the developer to provide the necessary interchange improvements needed for their development. The PDP and amendment allow the developer to develop up to a limited number of residential units without the interchange improvements. Sky Ranch has been developing the property in phases and is now approaching the limit of residential units that can be served by the existing interchange improvements.
The County contracted with David Evans and Associates (DEA) through the R...
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