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Bransford parcel rezone, Empire Pass

Rezone of a six-acre pod of Bransford parcels from Recreation/Open Space to Estate (Ordinance 2023-03), extended two years in February 2025 with a related tipping site for 46,000 cubic yards.

Where it stands
Approved
Type
Zone change
Location
Bransford parcels, Empire Pass
Size
6 acres
Homes
2
Applicant
Anne Bransford

Every hearing and vote

  1. January 24, 2023 · City Council

    Ordinance 2023-03: rezone of Bransford property from Recreation and Open Space to Estate

    Continued · 4-0

    Bransford Land Company asked to rezone six acres of a roughly 40-acre site at the top of Empire Pass near Red Cloud from Recreation and Open Space to Estate, conditioned on plat approval before January 24, 2025. It proposed two single-family homes of up to 10,000 square feet on three-acre pods, with the remaining 33 acres under a conservation easement. An attorney for Extell Development Company opposed it and urged keeping the conditions. Dickey and Doilney supported the two units but not rezoning before a plat exists; Toly favored approval but opposed the sunset clause; Gerber preferred moving rezone and plat together. Gerber moved to continue and asked the applicant to return with examples of similar rezones; the public hearing stays open.

    • Applicant: Bransford Land Company
    • Acres rezoned: 6 of about 40
    • Current zone → proposed: Recreation and Open Space → Estate

    Moved by Council Member Becca Gerber, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 4-0

  2. April 27, 2023 · City Council

    Ordinance 2023-03: rezone of Bransford property (Logan parcel) from Recreation and Open Space to Estate

    Approved with conditions · 4-1

    Allows two three-acre pods and two residences at the top of Empire Pass, subject to plat approval by April 27, 2025. An attorney for Extell Development, with Flagstaff interests, called the decision legislative and questioned zoning without proof of access. Dickey supported the two lots but said rezoning before plat approval creates risk and voted no; Gerber wanted predictability for future owners; Doilney supported the Planning Commission recommendation. The senior city attorney said the approach is common on larger projects. Rubell asked for a broader discussion of upcoming applications and council did not support it.

    • Applicant: Bransford Land Company
    • Acres rezoned: 6
    • Current zone → proposed: Recreation and Open Space → Estate

    Moved by Council Member Max Doilney, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 4-1; Council Member Ryan Dickey voted no

  3. February 27, 2025 · City Council

    Bransford parcel rezone sunset extension (Ordinance 2025-03)

    Approved with conditions · 5-0

    The council extended for two years the sunset on a rezone of a six-acre pod from Recreation/Open Space to Estate, which would otherwise revert April 27, 2025, and amended conditions 3, 4, 7 and 8 of Ordinance 2023-03. The applicant also seeks an additional tipping site for 46,000 cubic yards, which returns to the Planning Commission, and a shift of final subdivision review to the commission. The Empire Pass owners association supported the tipping site and requested a change to Condition 2 allowing approved tipping sites; the applicant cited heavy snowfall, a settled lawsuit and conservation work. Council Member Dickey said it is poor policy to rezone for open space without a simultaneous plat but found the request reasonable.

    • Rezone: Recreation/Open Space to Estate (six-acre pod)
    • Extension: two years

    Moved by Council Member Ed Parigian, seconded by Council Member Bill Ciraco. Vote: 5-0