Issue 1A was placed on the ballot to overturn a decision made by Berthoud’s Board of Trustees to re-zone the Revere development. Late last year, the Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees, with support of Town staff, approved a mix of 45,000 square feet of commercial and 81 single-family detached lots at the Revere property on the west side of Town – about 2.8 homes per acre. The proposed project has almost one-third the density permitted in the most restrictive zone district in the Town’s future land use plan.

Ballot issue 1A asks voters to approve this decision by the Town Board. Voting Yes on 1A will keep this lower density in place for the Revere development.

Issue 3A was placed on the ballot to reduce the density on the Revere site by 84% - mandating the size of all residential lot sizes to 2.29 acres, which is out of compliance with the Town’s Comprehensive Plan and potentially taking away the property rights of the landowner. Area homes on two-acre lots typically sell for $2 million or more.

Voting No on 3A will ensure that the Revere development follows the Town’s Comprehensive Plan.  

A handful of residents who live on multi-million-dollar lots directly north of the property led a petition effort to refer the zoning approved by Berthoud’s planning commission and Board of Trustees to the ballot, attempting to stop a project that received all necessary approvals from the Town of Berthoud. These same petitioners also want zoning changes that allow only large, multi-million-dollar homes on large lots.

The 38-acre proposed commercial and residential development sits in the northwest corner of Highway 287 and Mountain Avenue, about a mile west of downtown Berthoud.

Yes - the land-use mix within the project conforms to Berthoud’s Zoning District Map and Comprehensive Plan Preferred Land Use Map and furthers the goals and policies of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. In fact, the proposed project has almost one-third the density permitted in the most restrictive zone district in the Town’s future land use plan.

Both the planning commission and the Board of Trustees approved the plan for the property, which reduces the number of homes on the property from 100 to 81– all of which will be single-family “starter homes.” The parcel is approved for approximately 2.8 homes per acre in accordance with the Neighborhood Master Plan.   

Yes – as a condition of approval, the owner is required to make major improvements to the intersection to allow continuous flow of traffic, especially on Highway 287.

Single-family detached homes are the only type of residence approved for the parcel. Architectural standards must conform to the Town Code. There will be NO apartments, condominiums, townhomes or other multi-family units built on the property.

The commercial opportunities likely will include shopping, restaurants, and small-scale entertainment providers. These new shops and restaurants will provide sales and property tax revenue to support Berthoud’s road maintenance, public safety and other Town services. The Berthoud Fire District, Thompson School District and the Berthoud Community Library District will also benefit from tens of thousands each year in new property tax revenue generated by the project.

In addition to providing property tax revenue to the library, fire, school and water conservation districts, the Town will receive $11,452 in property tax revenue per year in perpetuity. The Town will also receive a portion of sales tax revenue from future commercial tenants.

Yes – nearly 39% of the site will include these amenities available to all Berthoud residents, including more than 3 miles of new walkways and trails, a connection to the regional trail system, 11 acres of open space and a new public park with play structures.

Ballots will start going in the mail on Monday, March 16th. The ballots will be counted on Tuesday, April 7th.

If 1A doesn’t pass and 3A is approved, the neighbors to the north of the project are successful in convincing Berthoud voters that the project is somehow out of step with the rest of Berthoud, the landowner likely will explore other options.