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The biggest of 99 updates to Commerce’s public record this month; 3 projects under review.
Above the US median of 48 · CA median 56
Active. More development, hearing and meeting records are moving here than is typical.
The next public meeting in Commerce is the Police Pension Board on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Zoom Meeting.
Commerce has 3 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 1 are under review and 0 are open for public comment.
0 public hearings are scheduled in Commerce; 8 took place in the last 90 days.
5 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Commerce: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 3, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.ci.commerce.ca.us.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
Los Angeles Unif Sch Dist spends $30,559 per student (1 more district serves parts of Commerce), from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
53 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered CA cities 56.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM, 18201 East 81st Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
Most upcoming meetings list Zoom Meeting.
The largest open records right now: Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project EA; DJCC Corporation - C11-0000045-APP C1.
Every record on this page links to the city's or county's own permit listing. AreaMatter reads the official permit and land-use feeds every 12 hours and shows each record's status, dates and location; residents can also enter an address to see what is near it.
Under review: the city is still deciding. Open for comment: there is a deadline to be heard. Approved / issued: the permit or decision has been granted. Under construction and completed follow the city's own record.
None are published as of September 5, 2026.
A public hearing is the part of a meeting where anyone can testify on the item. The agenda gives the sign-up and written-comment rules; AreaMatter shows them on the hearing page and links the official notice.
Yes - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY ZONING THE PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF E. 88TH AVENUE AND TOWER ROAD ANNEXATION FROM ADAMS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL-3 (A-3) TO AGRICULTURAL (AG); ZON26-0004: SHAMROCK FOODS IS REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM I-2 (MEDIUM-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) TO I-3 (HEAVY-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 5199 IVY STREET.; CUP26-0001: CONCURRENTLY WITH ZON26-0004, SHAMROCK FOODS IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE ABOVE-GROUND STORAGE OF MORE THAN 48,000 GALLONS OF FOOD OIL FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT 5199 IVY STREET. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED I-2 (MEDIUM-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT) BUT IS REQUESTING A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO I-3 (HEAVY-INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT).; AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE CITY’S ACCEPTANCE OR PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS, ZONING APPLICATIONS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS WHERE A DATA CENTER IS INCLUDED AS A PROPOSED PRIMARY PURPOSE.
Rezonings go through a public hearing before the planning commission or council; the hearing notice states how to testify and the written-comment deadline. AreaMatter shows the deadline and the official notice on each item.