On Tuesday night, the Longmont City Council unanimously voted to accept 9.24 acres of land near the Sugar Factory site into the city. The land’s zoning will change from industrial use to mixed-use employment.
The property is located at 11386 East Rodgers Road. The developer, Kairoi Residential, proposed building 355 units of multi-family housing on the property in a proposed conceptual plan. According to Longmont Principal Planner Jennifer Hewett-Apperson, the exact number of units built on the property could change in the future.
Under the industrial use zoning, the area is allowed for outside storage, auto repair and auto wrecking uses. After the annexation is complete a “wide range of business opportunities in a pedestrian-friendly environment with easy access to public amenities including parks, open space and public transit,” will occupy the space, according to the definition of mixed-use zoning under the city’s Land Development Code.
The application for annexation was filed in Nov. 2022 and was recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission to the city council in September with a 5 to 2 vote.
Kairoi Residential has yet to say how it plans to satisfy the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The ordinance requires developers to allocate 12% of its units in new developments to be affordable to low- and moderate-income residents. A fee-in-lieu option is available which establishes a fee based on the square footage of the project.
