Housing opportunities in Parker look to expand as preliminary plans for single-family townhomes at the northwest corner of the Mainstreet and Chambers Road intersection have been approved.
Parker town council approved a Newlin Crossing Townhome sketch and preliminary plan for the residential use of a portion of the Newlin Crossing Planned Development, submitted by Lennar Colorado, LLC and PCS Group.
According to a document provided to the town, the property is about 9.4 acres and is mostly undeveloped except for a house, garage, accessory building and a stable that will be demolished.
The second phase of the Newling Crossing Planned Development presented at an Oct. 3 meeting, expects 96 lots for the development of attached single-family townhomes, 3.78 acres of open space and associated improvements.
The Newlin Crossing Planned Development allows up to 450 units.
Previously, the council approved a sketch and preliminary plan application for the first phase of the planned development in June 2022, which laid out 194 lots for the development of detached single-family homes, open space, parks and associated improvements.
The second phase plans to include 96 lots, bringing the total to 290 units.
The townhomes have a maximum building height of up to 40 feet, said Julia Duncan, community development, and density and setbacks will be required to be consistent with the town’s multi-family standards.
Alan Cunningham, vice president of PCS Group said the site will comprise of three to six unit buildings with various architectural styles.
The site requires 186 parking spaces, however, Cunningham said the proposal plans to have 247 spaces, which involves 164 attached garages, 43 head-in parking spaces and 40 guest spaces along Tundra Top Dr.
The Newlin Crossing development will be served by the West Parker Road extension as a new collector roadway, said Duncan.
Additionally, West Parker Road will provide two access points. One point of access will be Tundra Top Drive, which will create right of way street access internal to the site and include alley intersections. The second point will provide a private drive connection to West Parker Road.
Cunningham said they will not be connecting to Stonegate Village.
Also, as the townhome site is directly across the road from Neighborhood Park, Councilmember Joshua Rivero encouraged the applicant to consider safety precautions for the children and other pedestrians in the area.
The approved sketch and preliminary plan does not create the lots as there will need to be a final plat application approved by the council and with Douglas County.
In other business, the council approved two contracts.
The first was a $2,489 contract with Jalisco International Inc. for the Lemon Gulch Trail Improvements.
The project aims to connect the Lemon Gulch Trail to the Cherry Creek Regional Trail at Stroh Soccer Park.
Improvements will involve about 2,700 linear feet of trail, a 2,000 square yard sculpted concrete drop structure, erosion control and an underpass at Stroh Road.
Construction is expected to start this month and be completed in August 2024.
The council also approved a $616,504 contract with Sabell’s Civil and Landscape, LLC, for the O’Brien Park Streetscape Construction contract.
As part of the P3 Downtown Improvements, the O’Brien Park Streetscape project will include improvements to landscaping, irrigation, concrete seat walls,an art pad and berms along the park’s south and west perimeter.
The project construction is anticipated to start this month and be completed by May of next year, before Parker Days.