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Pending Plans & Projects

The Rooney Valley

The Rooney Valley is located between the Hogback, William Frederick Hayden Park (Green Mountain), and Bear Creek Lake Park. The valley is approximately 2,265 acres of undeveloped land that was originally owned by the Rooney Family, the original homesteaders that settled in the area. The City of Lakewood comprises the northern 2/3 of the valley, while the Town of Morrison comprises the southern 1/3 of the valley. For a map of the entire Rooney Valley and which properties are within each jurisdiction see the attached Rooney Valley Map.

In the early 1980’s, land in the valley was independently zoned by each community for commercial and residential development and several large portions of the valley were platted into lots with streets being dedicated.

In 1994, the Town of Morrison, Jefferson County and the City of Lakewood began a collaborated planning effort to define existing conditions in the valley and set a direction for desirable land uses. That effort resulted in the Town of Morrison and the City of Lakewood forming the Joint Project Review Committee (JPRC) to review developments in a coordinated manner.

The JPRC is made up of three representatives from the Town of Morrison and three representatives from the City of Lakewood, as provided for in the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Morrison and the City of Lakewood, signed May 5, 2000.

The 1998 Lakewood Rooney Valley Master Plan was approved by Lakewood on May 26, 1998. Morrison and Lakewood adopted the Rooney Valley Joint Master Plan on July 30, 2002.

The City of Lakewood adopted Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance: the Rooney Valley Overlay District Development Standards for those areas of the valley located within the Lakewood city limits. Morrison adopted their development guidelines for those areas of the valley located within Morrison with Ordinance No. 292 on July 20, 1999. Both communities are drafting an update to the Rooney Valley Development Standards.

For more information, please contact Becky Clark in Lakewood at 303-987-7731 or email at rebcla@lakewood.org or Carrie McCool in Morrison at 303-989-3825 or at www.mccooldevelopment.com.