Ernest Health Rehabilitation Center

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Project Overview

This proposal is for a new 43,450-5,000 sf rehabilitation hospital to be located at 9150 Metro Airport Avenue, just north of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. The Northwest Denver Rehabilitation Hospital is a facility that will provide care for patients recovering from stroke, heart attack, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic conditions, cancer and pulmonary conditions. The proposed use complies with the uses listed in the Jeffco Business Center Planned Unit Development Plan.

Access will be provided via a right-in-right-out from Wadsworth Parkway and a full movement access from Metro Airport Avenue.

Project Details

Location: 9150 Metro Airport Avenue, west of Wadsworth Parkway and south of Metro Airport Avenue

Project Type: Commercial

Applicant: Great Lakes Capital

Project Description: The concept plan review of a proposed rehabilitation hospital on an approximately 7-acre lot. Should this development proceed past the concept plan review stage, a final plat and site development plan/urban renewal site plan will be required. The applicant has indicated that they would like to keep the proposed lot that would house the hospital under 7 acres in size. The final plat would subdivide an approximately 11.79-acre lot into two lots.

City and County Staff Analysis

Consistency with Zoning: The property is zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) being subject to the Jeffco Business Center PUD Plan. The proposed use is inconsistent with the uses listed in the PUD Plan.

Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and Compatibility with Surrounding Uses: The property is identified as "commercial" per the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed use for the property is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the US 36 West Subarea Plan.

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport: The site is subject to the Jefferson County Metropolitan Airport's designated Airport Influence Area, as identified in the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Environs Land Use Plan. This is a defined planning boundary that includes property around the airport where land uses can be positively or negatively affected by airport operations, including aircraft noise, overflights, and safety considerations.

An avigation easement granted to the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport will be required.

Long-Range Financial Plan: The proposed use is consistent with land use assumptions in the long-range financial plan.

Conceptual Sustainability Elements: Sustainability elements have not been finalized at this stage of the process. The applicant has indicated that elements of sustainability will center around meeting the energy codes to include providing electric vehicle charging stations.

Inclusionary Housing and Public Land Dedication: Since this is not a residential use, the inclusionary housing and public land dedication requirements are not applicable.

Possible Key Issues:

Staff have not identified any key issues based on the request to develop this site into a hospital.

Public Engagement

You can engage with this project using the Questions and Comments tabs below, or by emailing planning@broomfield.org. Feedback must be submitted by during the concept plan review. Feedback shared on this project page will be provided to the City Council as they consider the development application.

You can also provide comments for the City Council Concept Review via the Public Comment tab below. You can participate by phone using the instructions found on the City Council Meeting Web Page.

Concept reviews are the first step in the land development process. Concept reviews allow developers an opportunity to introduce their development proposal and receive initial feedback from City Council, Broomfield Boards and Commissions (including the Land Use Review Commission), and residents. This step in the process does not approve or deny the proposal but instead helps the developer to consider feedback while they refine their development proposal prior to the formal development application. This step is the best time to share concerns or comments as it allows the developer the most time to consider changes in response to the feedback they receive.

The project timeline on this page provides an overview of the next steps in the development process should the developer choose to move forward with their proposal.