Superior council denies Marketplace amendment; Marshall Road hearing continued
Superior Town Council denied a proposed Superior Marketplace amendment, finding uses including a car wash and EV charging station conflicted with the area’s pedestrian- and transit-oriented plans. A separate hearing on annexing and rezoning 7494 Marshall Road was continued.
Superior Town Council on June 8 voted 5-1 to deny a sixth amendment to the planned development plan for Superior Marketplace, rejecting a proposal the town later said would add auto-oriented uses including a car wash and electric-vehicle charging station.
At the same meeting, council continued a separate public hearing on annexation and rezoning of 7494 Marshall Road to June 22. The records provided for this assignment do not verify any final council decision on that proposal after the continuance.
The town’s June 22 findings resolution says the application, filed by G3 Architecture, had been recommended for approval by the Planning Commission after a May 19 hearing. But the council majority found the request did not meet the town’s planned-development standards.
In its adopted findings, council said the proposed uses were automobile-centric and inconsistent with the area’s transit- and pedestrian-oriented focus, including the nearby bus rapid transit station and the town’s transit-oriented development goals.
Council also found the uses were not appropriate next to surrounding approved development, duplicated nearby services, and could create a “potentially dangerous situation” for residents and visitors. The findings further say the application did not provide adequate, safe and convenient pedestrian circulation and conflicted with the comprehensive plan’s vision for a denser, more accessible area.
The meeting minutes show the amendment failed on a 5-1 vote, with Council Member Lacis opposed to denial and Mayor Pro-tem Jason Serbu absent.
A separate public hearing that night involved an ordinance to annex 7494 Marshall Road into Superior and zone the property Planned Development, or PD.
An applicant narrative says the request is tied to a 336-unit, three-story multifamily development on about 12.76 acres, including 51 deed-restricted affordable units at 80% of area median income. The proposal also includes a clubhouse, about 477 parking spaces and a maximum building height of 55 feet, according to that narrative.
The Planning Commission had recommended approval of the annexation on June 2, finding the petition met state annexation requirements.