6906 Frying Pan Rd - Out of City Utility Permit

City of Boulder City Council Agenda Item Meeting Date: August 6, 2026 Agenda Title Outside City Utility Permit request for the property located at 6906 Frying Pan Rd. (case no. LUR2026-00025).

Staff • • •

Brad Mueller, Director, Planning & Development Services (P&DS) Mark Garcia, Civil Engineering Senior Manager, Planning & Development Services (P&DS) Erik Saunders, Civil Engineer, Planning & Development Services (P&DS)

Executive Summary Call-up item required for staff approval of an out of city utility permit: The applicants, on behalf of the owners, have requested connection to City sanitary sewer and water services to serve a proposed detached dwelling unit at the site. The proposed house on the lot is to be 6,149 square feet and currently exists as a greenfield undeveloped single-family lot in the Boulder Country Club Subdivision. Existing sewer and water mains run parallel to the property along Frying Pan Road and have ample existing capacity. The mains were incorporated into the city’s system through a 1982 settlement agreement. The applicants meet all criteria in Sections 11-1-15 and 11-2-10, B.R.C. 1981, for out of city water and sewer service, including location below the blue line, the site lying within Area II of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, and the application not constituting new urban development. Please see the Analysis section for additional details on each criterion.

This is an established single-family residential neighborhood (see Attachment A) in which all the houses are connected to City water and sewer services. At this time, 6906 Frying Pan Rd. is not eligible for annexation because it does not have the requisite contiguous boundary with the City of Boulder. It is a condition of approval that the owner will apply for annexation when eligible. Therefore, the proposed out of city utility permit has been approved by staff on July 7, 2026. There will be one available, regularly scheduled City Council meeting on August 6, 2026, that is within the 30-day call-up period. COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACTS • Economic: Economic impacts are not anticipated. No new public infrastructure improvements are required to accommodate this permit. • Environmental: No environmental impact is anticipated. • Social: No social impact is anticipated. OTHER IMPACTS • Fiscal: The applicant is required to pay for all taps at the time of permit application. A final fixture count will be required to accurately assess the correct tap sizes and permit fees. The anticipated 2026 Plant Investment Fees (PIF), based on the fixture count submitted with the application, are $23,084.00 for water and $5,358.00 for sewer. All other annexation fees will be collected at the time of annexation. Per the 1982 settlement agreement between the City of Boulder and the former Boulder Valley Water and Sanitation District, this property is to be charged the in-city rate for utility services.  Staff time: The application for this out of city utility request has been processed through the provisions of a standard outside city utility permit and is within normal staff work plans. PUBLIC FEEDBACK Notice of the out of city utility request was advertised in the Daily Camera within the 30day call up period. Staff has not received any written or verbal comments opposed to the out of city utility request.

Background The applicants have requested connection to City sewer and water services due to the lot’s placement within the former Boulder Valley Water and Sanitation District, which the city assumed service for in a 1982 settlement agreement. The proposed house on the

lot is to be 6,149 square feet. Any additional future development that may impact utility demand will be required to submit a building permit application to the city for review. The proposed house is requesting a shared domestic water service-fire suppression combination meter to allow the house to be sprinklered due to its distance from a fire hydrant. Existing sewer and water mains run parallel to the property along Frying Pan Road and have ample existing capacity. The applicant meets all criteria in Sections 11-1-15 and 11-2-10, B.R.C. 1981, for out of city water and sewer service. This is an established single-family residential neighborhood in which all of the adjacent lots are connected to city water and sewer services. At this time, 6906 Frying Pan Rd. is not eligible for annexation because it does not have the requisite contiguous boundary with the City of Boulder. It is a condition of approval that the owner will apply for annexation when eligible.

Analysis The subject property meets all criteria for out of city water and sewer services per Sections 11-1-15 and 11-2-10, B.R.C. 1981. These criteria are: 1. The property is located within Area II of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, unless the facility to be served is a publicly owned facility that because of its nature is most appropriately located outside Area II and because of the general public interest should be served by water (and wastewater) service; 2. There is no main extension involved for such service beyond one hundred feet or in violation of the main extension limit, whichever is less; 3. The city planning department has determined that the proposal does not constitute new urban development and is consistent with the comprehensive plan; 4. The city has referred the application to the Boulder County Planning Department under the referral provisions of the comprehensive plan; 5. The service is to be extended to a structure, which contains a legal use, that existed on the effective date of this chapter or to a platted single-family lot existing on the effective date of this chapter;

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The property is located below the "Blue Line"; and

7. The property owner agrees in an agreement running with the land to annex to the city as soon as the property is eligible for annexation.

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Attachments A: B: C: D: E:

Vicinity Map Improvement Location Plat Utility Connection Plan Out of City Utility Agreement and Revocable Permit 1982 Settlement Agreement