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Boulder County Planning Commission agenda for May 17, 2023

In-person or virtual attendance options available


Boulder County, Colo. - The next meeting of the Boulder County Planning Commission will be Wednesday, May 17, 2023, beginning at 1:30 p.m. View the meeting agenda.

Boulder County Planning Commission meetings are convened in a hybrid format where attendees can join through Zoom or participate in-person at the Downtown Boulder County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder.

Watch the Meeting
Meetings are streamed live through the county's eSCRIBE platform. The video will display on the agenda page as soon as the meeting begins. View livestream starting at 1:30 p.m. on May 17, 2023.

Register to Participate
Only those who intend to provide public comment in-person or virtually during the public hearing portion of the meeting need to register via Zoom. Register to attend in-person or virtually. Call 303-441-3930 or email for more information.

May 17 Agenda Items Include:

  1. Docket SI-04-0001: City of Boulder Water Resource Recovery Facility Periodic Review

    Request: Periodic Review of SI-04-0001 docket which approved increased capacity for an existing wastewater treatment facility, improvements enabling compliance with future water quality discharge requirements for nitrates and phosphorous, and improvements to enable the elimination of gaseous chlorine for water disinfection.
    Location:4049 N. 75th Street in Section 13, Township 1N, Range 70W.
    Zoning: Agricultural and Rural Residential
    Applicant/Property Owner: City of Boulder
    Website: www.boco.org/SI-04-0001
    Action Requested: Review of construction activities and continued use of site and determination that existing and proposed construction and use of site is in compliance with approval of SI-04-0001.
    Staff Planner: Summer Frederick
    Public testimony will be taken

  2. Docket SU-21-0013: Butte Blacksmith LLC Repair Garage
    Request: Special Use Review to allow for two principal uses (Vehicle Sales/Rental Lot and General Industrial) on the parcel, as well as 2,390-cubic-yards of non-foundational grading, deconstruction of a 2,786-square-foot repair garage, 530-square-foot mobile home, 64-square-foot shed, and 40-square-foot shed, construction of a 9,334-square-foot repair garage, and conversion of an existing 904-square-foot residence to an office use associated with the repair garage on a 1.76-acre parcel.
    Zoning: Agricultural
    Applicants: Gary and Debbie Chambers
    Property Owner: Butte Blacksmith LLC
    Website: www.boco.org/SU-21-0013
    Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
    Staff Planner: Pete L'Orange
    Public testimony will be taken

Staff reports for the public hearing agenda items are available on the respective docket webpages.

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


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