with the county to split off a 20.98 acre parcel through an agricultural exemption to the county’s subdivision ordinance.

Since the 20.98 acre parcel is adjacent to the city limits, it’s eligible for annexation consideration.

KYSO and developer Spencer Woith, among others, have long had plans for a master planned community on this land to include a mix of residential types and mixed use properties as well as pocket parks and linear greenways.

Conceptual plans for the larger Wheat Ridge master plan area.

The developers started plans for this parcel in 2005 and had previously developed the Berkner Heights residential subdivision as well as the East Ridge residential subdivision in the southeast portion of the community.

The first phase, which is the 20.98 acre parcel, is proposed to include 37 single family lotsto develop an assault landing strip on base.

The Joint LandUse Study that was adopted by the City Commission in 2012 identifies a major portion of the larger master plan area in Accident Potential Zone I. For the proposed 20.98 acre parcel, about 30 percent of the area is within the APZ.

According to the JLUS, compatible uses in the area include agricultural; open space; commercial when not within a designated military safety zone and buildings and structures are below a specified building height; some industrial because industrial uses have many of the same characteristics as military uses such as noise, dust, steam, smoke, safety, etc.

Incompatible uses near the base, as identified by the JLUS, include medium to high density residential, because high numbers of people are permanently congregated in