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Senior Planner CJ Gates opened the public hearing, describing the subject trapezoid of right-of-way west of Woodland Avenue in the Foster’s Addition plat. Gates said the area had never been fully improved and that assessor mapping and recorded conveyances give inconsistent legal descriptions. Gates told the commission the city utilities department had submitted a comment stating “the utilities does not approve of the right of way vacation because there is no physical water available to serve this lot unless the applicant extends the water main.”

Planning Director Karen Schmink reviewed deed history and surveys dating to 1889, saying multiple conveyances and a 1971 survey left a triangular remnant that staff treat as a “scrap” parcel not established as a legal buildable lot. Schmink said survey work submitted by the applicant shows the current parcel as about 2,862 square feet, well under the UR zone minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet; staff’s calculations showed that if the adjacent right-of-way were split down the middle the applicant’s area could increase to roughly 8,064 square feet, but setbacks, steep topography and the triangular shape would limit any buildable envelope.

Despite staff’s concluding recommendation that the commission recommend denial—citing unclear legal descriptions, the parcel’s irregular status, density concerns and that utilities are not planned to serve the lot—commissioners probed alternatives, including whether Parks & Recreation should have input and whether the corrected legal exhibit would change how the vacated land is allocated.

Applicant Andre Brewington, who identified himself as a Colorado native and a disabled veteran, told the commission he bought the parcel in December 2024 and intends to replat the land and build a single-family home for his family. “I’m not a developer … I’m just a disabled veteran looking to build a home for my family,” Brewington said. He acknowledged earlier paperwork had asked for “60%” of the vacated ROW but said he had since reviewed Colorado Revised Statutes and that any division would follow statutory allocation rules.

On utilities, Brewington estimated the cost of bringing water and wastewater service to the parcel could be “in excess of $60,000,” which he said he was prepared to pay. He also said he had spoken with some adjacent landowners about acquiring additional land to increase the buildable area.

After extended discussion about whether municipal-code paragraph c or d of the ROW-vacation provisions applies to this unusual geometry, commissioners moved that the Planning Commission recommend City Council approve the vacation and forward it with conditions: (1) that the legal description/exhibit required for recording be corrected, (2) that staff and legal counsel review whether paragraph c or d of municipal code 12.08.020 (the vacation division provisions) applies and (3) that a final map showing how the vacated right-of-way would be divided be provided to City Council. The motion was seconded and carried on a unanimous roll-call vote.

The commission’s action is a recommendation only; any final decision to vacate the right-of-way would be made by the City Council. The chair told the applicant the item is scheduled for a City Council public hearing on Nov. 6 (applicant and staff to verify calendar).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting | September 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Woodland Park Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 25 to recommend that City Council consider vacating a portion of South Fairview Street at the request of Andre Brewington, subject to corrected legal exhibits and a staff/legal review to clarify how the vacated land would be divided.","taxTitle","taxId",0,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":72,"_73":72},6765335,"Planning director: accessory dwelling unit amendment dies; code update redline coming",188,6391020,6579595,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5836687-f3d99b1849fc76e61c8dd194da03a737&start=6391&end=6579","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5836687-f3d99b1849fc76e61c8dd194da03a737/thumbnail_6391020.jpg","/articles/6765335/Planning-director-accessory-dwelling-unit-amendment-dies-code-update-redline-coming","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6765335-8d2711e24cd956e01343617556942613/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945822&Signature=nlStbtbD8OqjXcfDFFU12j3Za5gkUkXiJSGgvJloWPn2fbsgOoZdrBO-C9VhdzNbNliJNSkJ2zvKKJJPJZpXYqFR1~rb4E2p9xchFHyD-8re4VwBjMiYX0JkzsAmNSRtJ97rjKy5Bf0aZbJG~PccoJOMhZPth0N0PYtoBj5hm8aaQWq7vvk8T9mJO-YvRdvBRM386d1UCht3SqFEONuNEeMeNsJhUhAJdqq8GQ8YUw~47k2QGebAV7zaLb~D~PDdX03Ch6WAppbCyy5NkAwMfuyD7AKi4llHRsecUEGyH9OyJvKVYuUa9YWLAoUka28RhB~~alumxQbwOaHMrlHZ6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the end of the Sept. 25 meeting Planning Director Karen Schmink reported two administrative updates. First, she said, a proposed amendment to the city's accessory dwelling unit (ADU) regulations did not move forward at City Council after no motion was made on first reading; as Schmink put it, “the item died” and the city is staying with its current ADU regulations while it monitors state-level legal actions.

Second, Schmink said staff continue to work on the city code update. She told commissioners staff will provide a redline showing how commissioners’ earlier comments were addressed and expect to share a draft with the public for a roughly 30-day review period before hearings. She said there were no public-hearing items scheduled for the commission’s next meeting.

Schmink cautioned that some state requirements are in flux and the city is monitoring lawsuits and legislative developments before making further regulatory changes.","At the Sept. 25 meeting Planning Director Karen Schmink told the commission that a proposed amendment to accessory dwelling unit regulations did not advance at City Council (no motion on first reading) and staff will continue work on the municipal code update and provide commissioners a redline of changes.","actionData","errors"]

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Woodland Park planning commission unanimously recommends council consider vacating part of South Fairview Street

Planning director: accessory dwelling unit amendment dies; code update redline coming