LONGMONT Longmont planning officials are set this week to review a proposal for an unconventional mixed-use development near the Vance Brand Airport that emphasizes sustainability and inclusion.
Developer TreeLine Homes Inc. plans to build a diverse array of commercial and residential housing types on a roughly 16-acre, argricultural parcel north of Nelson Road and east of Airport Road.
Originally, the site was thought to be ripe only for light industrial and commercial uses, according to a memo provided to planners by ModernWest’s architects. But with recent changes to the city’s land use tables relating to mixed-use/employment zoning designations, the developer “has an amazing opportunity to present a project more in line with the city of Longmont’s comprehensive plan,” the memo said. “The proposed concept plan amendment will allow for a more sustainable and resilient project that provides a diversification of uses and businesses, allows for onsite residential, prov