History
The following is a brief history of the Richards Farm neighborhood:
December 2014 |
City of Arvada approves the Richards Farm subdivision development plan - a 125-home neighborhood.
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November 2015 |
The Developer creates the Richards Farm Metropolitan District.
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December 2015 |
The Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Richards Farm (i.e. CC&Rs) is filed and all lots in the neighborhood are annexed into and become subject to the CC&Rs.
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December 2015 |
The District issues bonds totaling approximately $3.3 million to finance the build-out of the neighborhood's streets, sidewalks, park, utility lines, perimeter fencing, open space landscaping and storm water drainage infrastructure.
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May 2016 |
The first single family home is sold by Meritage Homes.
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February 2018 |
The last single family home is sold by Meritage homes.
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May 2018 |
As a result of the board election, three of the five seats on the board are filled by independent directors / homeowners. Employees/owners of the land developer (RF Land Investment, LLC) no longer control the majority of seats on the District board.
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General NEIGHBORHOOD Statistics
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Single-Family Homes |
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High |
Low |
Average |
Lot size |
0.305 acres |
0.117 acres |
0.1597 acres |
Living space (Note A) |
4,130 sqft |
1,969 sqft |
2,889 sqft |
Garage size |
744 sqft |
474 sqft |
632 sqft |
Basement size |
2,893 sqft |
1,084 sqft |
1,890 sqft |
Bedrooms |
5 rooms |
2 rooms |
3 rooms |
Bathrooms |
5.5 bathrooms |
1.5 bathrooms |
2.5 bathrooms |
Other Data |
# of homes with no basements |
6 |
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Homes were constructed between 2016 and 2018 |
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# of developed lots |
125 |
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# of undeveloped lots |
0 |
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Note A -- Living space data excludes the garage and basement.