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A potential commercial or industrial development with employee housing that could bring more than 20 employee housing units to Breckenridge was on the table, but a decision on the development plan was not made at the Summit Board of County Commissioners regular session Tuesday, Sept. 13. Now, a representative for the development says the plan’s future may be in doubt.
The project in question would be located near Broken Compass Brewing off of Airport Road on the way to Breckenridge and could provide up to 30 housing units.
“It’s a very important (planned unit development) based on what it provides,” said Danny Teodoru, the lawyer who represented the development plan’s applicant.
The proposal began in January of this year at a meeting with the Upper Blue Planning Commission. Originally, the housing site was only supposed to have 18 units of employee housing, but the applicant wanted to add more, increasing the number of units to 30.
From that meeting, the commission recommended the county eliminate the rule that there be a ratio of commercial square footage to residential square footage to create more flexibility for future development.
However, county rules say an area median income restriction is still necessary for anyone who does not qualify for employee housing but still wants to live there.
In addition, the planned development would also change from a commercial and industrial development to an affordable housing and residential development. The applicant asked for the density restriction to be eliminated.
County officials are concerned this would not work out.
