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Severance starts annexation process for 3.668 acres of Berrado land

·Severance·Weld County

From the Severance Town Council meeting of

A public hearing is set for Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. to consider whether the proposal meets state and constitutional requirements. Reviews by special districts and local governments would follow before a final council vote.

The Severance Town Council approved starting annexation proceedings for 3.668 acres of Berrado Holdings land in Weld County.

The town attorney said the vote begins the process, with later steps determining whether the property can and should be annexed. The council set a public hearing for Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m., or as soon afterward as possible. It will be held at the Severance Town Council Chambers, 3 S. Timber Ridge Pkwy., Severance, to consider whether the proposed annexation meets state and constitutional requirements.

Staff described the property near County Road 90 and 19 as the BHS property, annexed in 2022. A minor-subdivision application would separate a substation for PRPA to acquire, but “a small strip of property was actually left out in the county,” a staff member said. Annexing the strip would avoid leaving a residual county parcel and allow the 20-acre substation parcel to be formally platted. The annexation would not change the property’s planned development, staff confirmed.

After the notice period, special districts such as school and library districts, along with municipalities and the county, would review eligibility, staff said. Development and zoning reviews would follow. The Planning Commission would then review the proposal before it returns to the council for final approval.

More from this meeting

  1. Severance Town Council work Session/Regular, Oct. 27, 2026

    Severance proposes 6% wastewater rate increase, 1.5% for water; Severance starts annexation process for 3.668 acres of Berrado land; Severance sets Dec. 8 hearing on Buffalo Creek annexation; Council appoints Knott to Planning Commission, 6-1; 5 consent items adopted.

  2. Item A1Severance proposes 6% wastewater rate increase, 1.5% for water

    The proposed bills set a $38.15 water base fee plus $8.88 per 1,000 gallons, and $39.81 for the first 5,000 gallons of wastewater. A public budget hearing is set for Nov. 10.

  3. Item C3Severance sets Dec. 8 hearing on Buffalo Creek annexation

    The hearing is set for 6 p.m. at the Severance Town Council Chambers, 3 S. Timber Ridge Pkwy. The council will determine whether the proposed annexation meets constitutional and state-law requirements.

  4. Item C4Severance starts Ridgegate annexation process, sets Dec. 8 hearing

    The hearing will determine whether the proposal meets state constitutional and statutory eligibility requirements, not whether to annex the land.

  5. Item C5Severance restores permits to grade land before final plat approval

    A $2,000-per-disturbed-acre bond and town engineer approval are required. The permits cover preliminary grading only, not building or infrastructure work, and do not guarantee final plat approval.

  6. Item C6Severance raises lot, street setbacks near plugged, abandoned and reclaimed wells to 75 feet

    Future plats must place plugged and abandoned wells and production facilities in separate non-buildable tracts with access. Existing wells retain a 350-foot lot setback, while streets may not be platted within 150 feet.

  7. Item C7Severance approves zero-foot front setbacks for Town Core multifamily housing

    Multifamily housing may have no front setback there. Nonresidential buildings with a shared party wall also may have no front setback.

  8. Item C8Severance council allows itself to bypass planning panel on code text amendments

    The ordinance lets the council skip commission review after a motion at or before introduction, but it must still apply code criteria and hold its own public hearing with at least 15 days’ notice.

  9. Item C9Severance sets 30-day restart window for paused land-use applications

    Only applications already on hold at an applicant’s request and not already void are covered; they must be restarted in writing after the ordinance takes effect or become void, requiring a new filing and applicable review fees to proceed.

  10. Item C11Severance council directs search for outside legal counsel

    The town has an interim attorney, and the council was asked to guide management on what to do next, the town manager said. An outside firm could offer attorneys with different specialties for work a single in-house attorney would handle, a council member said.