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City Council Meeting Minutes July 27, 2021 Page 11 of 13 Director Zuccaro stated a previous version of this was reviewed a year ago. Since that time the applicant, Brue Baukol, has purchased the property. They have brought forward a request for a General Development Plan Amendment that would replace the ConocoPhillips Campus General Development Plan (GDP); it includes a mix of Industrial, Office, and Commercial Development, and includes Open Space, Parks and Trail, Public Safety dedications, and a new internal road network. The application no longer includes a request for a Comprehensive Plan amendment. He reviewed the approximately 390-acre site noting it is the site of the former Storage Tek campus. The current site is zoned Planned Community Zone District (PCZD) and requires the adoption of a GDP that includes proposed land uses, the type and character of development, and the number of dwellings and shows the location of parks, open spaces, recreation facilities and other public facilities including the location, type and character of streets. The GDP and the PCZD zoning agreement are regulatory documents, however the modeled land use mix and concept plans shown here are not binding. He reviewed the proposed land uses and reviewed the proposed open space and public land dedication which includes a public safety facility dedication. Of the 390-acre property 309 acres are subject to the minimum 12% public land dedication requirement. This total required dedication is 37 acres and the total proposed dedication is 59 acres. There is a 36-acre conservation easement in Broomfield and they are proposing a public access easement over a lake in a separate parcel outside of the dedication. Director Zuccaro reviewed the proposed height and density in the proposal. The maximum allowed development would ne 3,115,000 sf. It is slightly higher than what was in the previous GDP but does comply with Comprehensive Plan policy. The applicant is proposing "common open space" areas that could be triggered in exchange for additional building height in parcels A or C, specifically to build greater than 3 stories. The code allows this possibility if they meet certain policies in the Comprehensive Plan related to clustering of the buildings, maintaining view corridors, and other similar types of things. That can only be approved through a subsequent PUD process. At that time, if the applicant is asking for a height waiver the Council can request additional open space in return as a part of the waiver criteria. He noted that the ConocoPhillips GDP allowed for 79% of the buildings to be greater than 3 stories in return for clustering the buildings on the site and maintaining more private open space. Director Zuccaro reviewed other GDP site and design standards as well as the road and trail network. The proposal extends campus Drive to the east to 95t" Street. All streets include lanes and the plan includes multi -use paths and trail connections. Director Zuccaro noted a traffic and mobility study was completed and it makes recommendations of improvements at adjacent intersections that will be needed at build out. The zoning agreement addresses a requirement for transportation demand management. He also noted a drainage and utility plan is included. The proposal includes