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File #: ANEX-25-0002WS    Version: 1 Name: Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 - Checkpoint
Type: Informational Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/21/2025 In control: City Council Work Session
On agenda: 12/8/2025 Final action:
Title: An informational presentation for the Annexation Policy Checkpoint on the proposed Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation. Related Files: ANEX-25-0002, ZONE-25-0028, LUPL-25-0014 Council District: Upon Annexation District 2 Presenter: Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
Sponsors: Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1_Vicinity Map, 2. Attachment 2_Legal Description, 3. Attachment 3_Project_Statement_Kettle_Creek_Addition_No_1, 4. Attachment 4_Annexation Plat, 5. Attachment 5_Kettle Creek Annexation LUP, 6. Attachment 6_FIA Cover Letter Kettle Creek Annex LUP, 7. Attachment 7_FIA Combined Funds Summary - Kettle Creek, 8. Staff Pres_Kettle Creek Addition No. 1_CC Work Session, 9. 12022025 Kettle Creek Addition No.1 CC Checkpoint 12082025.pdf
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Title
An informational presentation for the Annexation Policy Checkpoint on the proposed Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation.

Related Files: ANEX-25-0002, ZONE-25-0028, LUPL-25-0014
Council District: Upon Annexation District 2

Presenter:
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department

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Summary:
Owner: Waldo S. Pendleton, Rebecca M. Pendleton, Lynn M. George, Mark D. George
Developer: Challenger Homes
Representative: N.E.S. Inc.
Location: 2060 Old Ranch Road, 10455 Kettle Creek Rd, 10515 Kettle Creek Rd, Kettle Creek Right-of-Way

The purpose of this Work Session item is to follow the new annexation procedures, particularly the Annexation Policy Checkpoint, accepted by City Council, which requires the annexor to informally present the proposed annexation, and for the City Council to provide feedback to the annexor and City Staff. It is important to note that no decisions are made at this time, and the project will go through a formal hearing process at a future date.

Background:
The proposed project includes concurrent applications for an annexation of approximately 19.88 acres, establishment of R-Flex-Medium/SS-O/AF-O (Residential Flex Medium with Streamside and Airport Overlays) zone districts, and a Land Use Plan to establish Residential Land Use. The project site is located on the northeast corner of Old Ranch Road and Kettle Creek Road.

The initial petition of annexation was accepted by City Council on June 10, 2025. The City's authority to annex land is established by Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S. 31-12-101), which sets requirements and procedures municipalities must follow when considering annexation requests. A property is eligible for annexation if the contiguity requirement is met; not less than one-sixth of the perimeter of the proposed area for annexation is contiguous with the existing boundary of the annexing municipality, and that area of the proposed ann...

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