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TO: Mayor John Laesch/
FROM: Jill N. Morgan, Senior Planner
DATE: June 5, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Encroachment Easement and Maintenance Agreement with CR Aurora Land, LLC for a portion of the property located on Independence Drive and west of Constitution Drive related to the Heyday Final Plan (CR Aurora Land, LLC - 25-0478 / AU18/3-25.177-AG - JM - Ward 5)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, CR Aurora Land, LLC, is requesting approval of an Encroachment Easement and Maintenance Agreement between the City of Aurora and CR Aurora Land, LLC on a portion of the property located on Independence Drive and west of Constitution Drive which includes an agreement to allow for the construction and maintenance of private drive aisle and parking associated with the development of 108 rental townhomes.
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, the property was rezoned from multiple zoning districts to R-4A(C) Two-Family Dwelling District with a Conditional Use, which is part of the Mews Conditional Use Planned Development. At that time, a Preliminary Plan and Plat was approved for 102 units rental townhomes known as the Mews. The current Final Plan and Plat for Heyday Aurora is being proposed by a different developer, but the Final Plan and Plat is primarily consistent with the approved Preliminary Plan and Plat with only some minor differences. One key difference is the Mews was for a mixture of rear-loaded and traditional front-loaded units with driveways coming off of Independence Drive while Heyday Aurora are all rear-loaded products, reducing the amount of curb cuts on Independence Drive. These homes sit slightly closer to the property line at Independence Drive with some being at 22.5 feet instead of 25 feet but there is more green space with the elimination of the driveways. Another difference is the Mews rear-loaded homes did not have driveways and contained 112 surface parking spaces while most of the units for Heyday Aurora have two-car driveways wit...
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