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ORDINANCE NO . ,24)
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BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO . 26
INTRODUCED B 'f COUNCIL
MEMBER NABHOLZ
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1979 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN (MASTER PLAN) FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO BY
CREATING A NEW SECTION ENTITLED "SMALL AREA PLANS " AND A NEW
SUB-SECTION ENTITLED "BATE S STATION PLAN'' UNDER THE NEW SECTION.
WHEREAS, the 1979 Comprehensive Plan lists long term goals in the Forward to
the Plan; and
WHEREAS, consistent with tho se goals , there have be en amendments to the 1979
Plan such as the Urban Growth Boundary Amendment of 1999 and the Regional Plan
Element Amendment of 2000; and
WHEREAS, those amendments added a new Regional Section to the existing
Comprehensive Plan Sections of Down tow n, Commercial Corridors, Industrial , Housing
and Pa.rks and Recreation ; and
WHEREAS, in 1997 the Commercial Corridors Section was a mended to add a
Subsection relating to the Broadway Corridor called the South Broadway Action Plan;
and
WHEREAS , in 1999 the Transportation Section was amend ed to add an eleventh
course of action which ac knowl edged the im pa ct of improvements to the Santa Fe
Drive Corridor and the Development of the Light Rail System on the land uses in this
corridor; and
WHEREAS, the 1979 Comprehensive Plan's Transportation Section now provides
for eleven courses of action, of which Numbers nine (9) and eleven (11) provide for
mixed use development in connection with public transportation centers; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance will create a new section entitled "Small Area Plans" to
be inserted after the Industrial Section of the 1979 Comprehensive Pl an and will
create the first of three (3) proposed sub sections ; and
WHEREAS, the first of these new subsections will ha entitled "Bates Station Plan";
and
WHEREAS, the small a rea plan will address the ex pected development and
changes in land us e in the area of the proposed Bates Avenue Light Rail Station; and
WHEREAS, by antici pating and providing for guidelines for this expected
development, the existing land uses as well as proposed uses will be protected;
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS :
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~-Th e City Council of the City of Englewood Co lorado hereby approves and
adopts the following as an amendment to the 1979 Comprehensive Plan (Master
Plan), The 1979 Comprehensive Plan s hall be amended to add a new section entitled
"Sm a ll Area Plans" after the section entitled "Industrial" and by adding a new
s ub section entitled "Bates Station Plan" as defin ed and a ttac hed hereto as Exhlbit A.
Introduced, read in full , amend ed and passed as ame nded on first reading on the
6'' day of May , 2002 .
Published as an amended Bill for an Ordinance on the 10th day of May , 2002 .
Read by title and passe d on fin al reading on the 2on1 day of May , 2002 .
Published by title as Ordinance No. 4-, Series of 2002 , on the i4th day of May,
2002 .
~~ Beve ~. Mayor
I , Loucri s hia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Engl ewood, Colorado, hereby certify
thnt the above and for egoing is a true co py of the Ordinance p d on final reading
a nd publis hed by title as Ordinance No.~ Series of 2002
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Compreh ensive Pla n Amendment
Bates Stati on Plan
Overv iew
When adocted. ihe 9a te s Stat io n Plan becomes c1n :?iement I'); :ngle\Vt"od's Co mprehensive ?Ian .
Con ~1 ste nt ·.vith the Co mprehensive ?Ian . th e Bares Station Pl an idennrles "Goals and O b1ec tive s"
guidi ng development. EJch oi :n~lewood's three :ran sit sta non s, Englewood. Oxio rd Jnd E ates is
expec:ed to serve a dis ti nc t role for the co mmunay. The ro le fo r Bates Station ·.viii be focused on
residen tial and emplo yment land uses .
The 3ates Station Plan iocuses development on the land adjacent to the station . Th,s ··trans it village •
area co ncentrates a mi x oi land uses and development intens itv. Th e trans it •,illa~e c1 rea is the most
active, co mp ac : and pedes trian in ch arJcter . The land ber.v e!n the trans it villa~e area Jr,.:f the exi stin g
res1de nua l nei ~hoorhood is the tra nsiuon Jrea . nus tran sition area •.viii be res iden tial in cha rac:er Jt
lower :ntensay than in the tran sit v,lla!Je . The trans itio n area is Jl so imend ed to be compact and '.Valk
able. Enc::,u ra~in~ reo avelopmen t oi two ii~n1ficJnt land ho ldin!J s in :h e tra nsu ·.11l ag;e u ea. Gen eral Iro n
Works Jnd 'Nlns lo w C:an e. 1s ~."(pt!Cted :o have J positive ~rfe-:: prompring area pro p erty owners :o
inves t in thei r properti es consisten t wnh tht! Sates Statio n Plan .
Vis ion
The 3ates St ati on trJns1t •J 1llage 1s ~nv1s 1o ned JS an integ ra l ;Jart oi the nei ghborhood. This wa.l k Jbie
tran siMupportive, mix ed -us e nei l!hborhood will :le c~arJ.ce ri :ed by a ri c!i varieN of owne r-oc:.:u oied
housing; Jnd ~mplovmenr uses. The ne,~hborhood ~n jovs ~~c2Uent conn ec:ions :o locJ/ Jnd reg iona l
rec:ea uo n Jnd open space Jm eniues Jiang tht! S,.:,ut h ?la tt e .1nd locJI pl azJ s Jn d ~:vie ipaces ieaturin~
hisioric. interµre tiv e Jnd cu lturJI reierences. Th e ~~1stinq nei~hoorhood ·.viii have improved ac cess to
emplovment Jnd t!ducJtion opcortuniries Jnd ~n1ov tht! comemence -o i sta ti on•ierv ing; re tail and
serv ice s. The new transit -.rl la ~e Jnd trJ ns1t1on JreJ will weave i eJm/es slv into rhe ~xistin~ neigh borhood
fab ric Jno 3roadwav ·s GJtewJv 0ISim::. B,ues SrJtlon will c-e.ue J istmc:ive presenc2 Jnd histo ric Jil y
co nn-ec:ed im ,1 ~2 Js ':n\jlewood' i north~rn 5JtewJv from :h t! 5outi":west ~i~h t ~J.1 1 C.Jmc ~r.
Goals and Obje c:ive s
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I . C:eJte Jnd ~nh Jn C;! ~uJlitv 1nrill de•.t!lo pment Jnd r~o:e velc pmenr Jt 3at es Station.
a. Supoo rt h1~ner den suv de1,,e!op me ~t JdjJ c:~nr :o the 3ares St ation ~o ns1s tent '.Vith the
v1 s1 on Jnd that ~ncourJ~es s:c o:-,;m1c in1,,estment
b. ldentiiv opponuni th!S fo r nei gh bo rhood iJc:lines. open :;paces . pa rks Jn d Jmenities fo r
incorpo ra no n into red evel o pment JreJ.
c. Re c~~nize ihe 8.ites St at ion 'i rolt!, .md CenerJI Iron \Nork '; h1s:crv and uniqueness in
re-de1,,e lopmen t ;:,a tte rns.
d. Oe 1,,elop J h1e rarc:w oi publk Hreets Jround Juto and pedest rian ch arac:er.
e. EncaurJg e ;mJller . ri ner-~rJ ined develo pm en t :,locks :erle cti ng :he ex,sung neighbo rhood
p.iuerns.
1\.lainta i n Jnd ~mbrJce vi ews from 'W est C-orne!I and 1Nest Sat es Av enues to the
mouncams.
g. CreJte J public ;:,IJce Jt 6J tes SIJ tlOn that ;,rovides for ci\1C t n,g a,gemen t. historicJI
co nte"(t Jn d mcuntJin 1,1ewm~.
h. Sui:port -:ommunirv fadit1t?s Jn d jre~n :i pac ~s Jt the 3d les StJ t1o n Jn d public plazas
tha t relJte to JreJ h1 storv, rail co nte"(t, CI\V ;'mtory and potential historic T1 ain Depot
locJtio n.
Supp o rt pmJ te dt!,t!I.Jpmt?nt t>pportunlllt?S :o ~reJte vi sua l landmarks Jt o r neJr tht!
8,1 1es S1Jt1 on .
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Goal :
J. Integrate :;2ns 1tivelv the new trJns1t •1 illilSe wr rh the ;urrounding res idential neigh b o rhood
consistent wi th che •11s1on .
Goal :
a. De vel op the tran sit v1lla ~e Jdja ce nt to the 9,ue s Stati on as the prfmarv focus of a mixed-
use . trans1r-su cportive neighb orhood.
b. Create ,ens,11 ve 1ran si 11ons be~veen lhe :rans lt vi llage ldjacen1 to Bates Sta rion , lo 1he
1rans irio n Jrea. and to lhe a,isnng residen ti al ne ighborhood and Broadwa y Ga te way
Dis tri ct
c. Careiullv in1e~ra1e the rail co rrido r and Li ght ~ail Maintenance Faci lity wilh adjacent
de vel opment , J ne ighborhood .
3. Promote and develop the use 0/ transit and altemative transportation modes .
Goal :
a. Pro\l ide excellent pedestrian and bicycle trail ..:onnections ber.veen the Bates Station ,
CityCanter Englewood . the Broadway corri dor. :he ;urround ing residential
neighb orho od. and the regio nal rail sy stem .
b. De vel op Sales S1a11on to be hi~hly Jccess ible 10 pedestri ans and bic1c!is ts JS
neighb or hood serving ;ration.
c. Promote continuitv oi p ublic space by crea11ng hi gh quali tv stre ets . pedestria n
envi ronmen ts Jnd public p laces.
~-Establish an appro pri ate m,:c ai land uses Jnd ~nsure qua lirv devel opment.
Goal :
a. Provi de J broad ran ge cf hou sing unu ty pes Jnd pric2s .
b. Provide regional ~mpl o· .. ment opportunities J S well as li ve /wo rk op~ortun iti es io r !ocJ/
res idents throu~t, tht! incl us ion oi offic e space .
c. Pro vide o ppo rtun ities for itatio n-;erving co mmerc ial ~s tab lishments .
d. Establi sh .i ii ne ~r.Jin .;,i uses Jn d matenals :or hum an iC J le develc pmenr.
5. Establish develop me nt Jnd des1~n i.:nt eria tha t promote creJtive. ;es ;:io ns ive develo pment
co nsistent -.vi th Trans it Onented De ~e!o pment ;,ri nc:pl es Jnd the Plan Vi sion .
Goal :
a. ~ddress :Jl i~ht co nd ino ns rdenuTl e d in "forth :n~le.,voc d :ndus mal R~de velo pment .lireJ
Cond itio ns Su r-.ev Jnd ;n the Engl e•.vood Indu strial Rede velopment Pla n.
b. Crea te J quJ litv imJg e Jnd urban form ;pec:rtc to the redevelopment area and sensiti ve
to the surrounding nt!ighbo rhoods .
c. Enc ou rJ ge Jppro priJ te iCJ II'! m J rchi tec:ure . :lu1lding cv pe s and iorm5.
d. Promote ,:ii\aers itv in Jrch upc :u re bv ~nc ou raging vanaa on in ;rv !e. color 1n d materi al s.
ye t still ~nsuring urban co mpatib1litv .
6. Ensure tha t transpo rtatio n fac 1li tit s ;er.e the neighbo fho ,;d J S ·.veil as the trans it-ori ented
development.
a. Pnma ry Jutom ob,le JC Cess to the tr:i nsi t-ori ented devel o pme nt ;i te >hould occu r fro m
Yale and Dartmouth 1;ia J Calapago/Eiati co nnector u ree t.
b. Bates A1;e nue should Jer.ie JS a ;rr o ng pedesman co nnec:1o n to Broadway from the
Bares S1arion.
c. Estab lish de\elopm~nr patterns that discoura~e automob il e co nnec:i ons between the
sta tto n Jn d txisting re~identiJI neighborhoo..;s.
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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date: Agenda Item Subject:
May 6, 2002 11 a iii Bales Station Pl an
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Initiated By: Staff Source:
Community Development Department Mark Graham, Senio r Planner
COUNCIL GOAL AN D PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
• Increase housing diversity and home ownership.
• Rede ve lopment of General Iron Works site.
• Counci l adopted MelroVision 2020, lhe regional land us e plan , which supports Urban Ce nter
de velopment patterns -tha t ca n best he serve d by investme nts in puolic transportation.
• Coun:il discussed the Bales Station Plan al St udy Sessior March 4, 20C2.
• Council created the North Englewood Industrial Redevelo pment Area in January 2001.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff rec ommends lhal City Council app rove the ordi nance adding the Bales Station Pl an l o lhe
Englew ood Comprehensive Plan .
BACKGROUND
The Bates Station Plan wi ll amend the Englewood Comprehensive Plan . lhe Plan is drafted lo proviae
pu blic goals and objectives 10 guide development al Bales Slalion. Slaff has bee n working with the
Pl anning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) since early 2001 o n l he Bales Station Pla n. P&Z pass ed the
Bales Station Plan (Exhib it A) in a public hearing o n December 4, 2001 w;1h a motion lo make specific
modifica1ioros . The Plan with proposed modifica tions proceeded lo Council Study Session on March 4
where Counci l requested additiona l modificatio ns lo the Plan. The Pl an has been revised to address
both Planning and Zoning Commission and City Co un cil issues. The fina l draft plan is attached as Exhi bit
B.
Council also requ es ted that there be an additional opportunity for commu nity com ment on goa ls and
policies before Cou nci l considered ado ptir.g the Bales Station Plan as an amendment 10 the eng lewood
Comprehensive Pl an. Englewood hosted over one hundred ci tiz ens at the April 17, 2002 me eti ng to
gather comm ents and 10 answer questions about the proposed public policies an d de ve lopment plans
for General Iron Works. The staff summary of th e meeting is also attache d.
NEXT STEPS
The Bates Plan will be implemented with future zoni ng, development agreements, ca'Jital impr \lvement';,
Voluntary (en vi ronmental) Cleanup Pl ans , ,tnd review processes . There will be m, ny additi on al
opportunities fo r neighborhood meetings and citizen involvement as each •,evelopment sle p of the Plan
is implemented .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There will be both costs and benefits associated with lmplemeodng the Bates Plan . Costs and benefits
will be better understood as the conceptual plans are refined.
LIST Of ATTACHMENTS
Bill for Ordinance
Bates Station Plan : Exhibit A, Exhibit B
April 17. 2002 Community Meeting Summary
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EXHIBIT A
(Original )
• Bates Station Framework Plan
Overview
Each of Englewood 's three transit stations, Englewood, Oxford and Bates should fulfi ll a
distinct role for the community. Bates Station focuses on residential and employment land
uses . The Bates Station Framework Plan provides "Goals and Objectives" to guide
development. The Bates Station Framework Plan becomes an element of Engle wood's
Comprehensive Plan .
The Bates Station Framework Plan makes a distinction between the land adjacent to the
station and light rail lines and land more distant from th e station and light rail lines . The
land adjacent to the sta tion, the transit •illage, co ncentrates a mix of land uses and
increased development intensity. This transit village area w ill be the most active, compact
and pedestrian in character. The land between the transit village area and the existing
residential neighborhood is the transition area . This transition area will be residential in
character at lower intensity than in the transit village as well as compact and walk able.
Encouraging redevelopment of two significant land holdings in the transit village area,
General Iron Works and Winslow Crane, is ex pected to have the positive effect promptin g
area property owners to invest in their properties consistent with the Bates Station
Framework Plan .
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The Bates Station is envisioned as an integral part of the ne ighborhood. This wa lk ab le
transit-supportive, mixed-use neighborhood is characterized by a rich variety of owner-
occupie d housing and employment use s. The neighborhood enjoys excellent connections
to local and regional recreation and open space amenities along the South Platte and loca l
pla zas and civic spaces featuring historic, interpretive and cu ltural references . The
neighborhood has improved access 10 employment and education opportunities and
enjoys the conve nience of station-serving retail and services . The new transit village and
transition area will weave seam le ss ly into the existing neighborhood fabric and Broadway's
Gateway District. Bates Station will create a distinctive presence and an historically
connected image as Englewood's northern gateway from the Southwest Light Rail Corridor.
Goals and Objectives
Goal:
1. Create and enhance quality infill development and redevelopmen t at Bates Station .
a. Support higher density development adjacent to the Bates Station consistent
with the vision and that encourages economic investment.
b. Identify opportunities for neigh borhood facilities , open spaces, parks and
amenities for incorporation into redevelopment ar ea.
c. Recognize the Bates Station 's role, and General Iron Work's history and
uniqueness in re-development patterns .
d. Develop a hierarchy of public stree ts around auto and pedestrian character.
e. Encourage smaller, finer-grained development blocks reflecting the existing
neighborhood patterns.
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f. Maintain and c:mbrace views from West Cornell and West B-.t,·s .\venues to
the mountains .
g. Create a publi c place at Bates Station that provides for civic en 11 :,gement, •
historic:ii context and mountain viewing.
Goal:
h. Support community facilities and green spaces at the Bates StMlon anc public
plazas that relate to area history, rail con tex t, GIW history and pol ·ntial
historic Train Depot location.
i. Support private development opportunities to create vis ual landmarks at or
ne ar the Bates Station .
2. Integrate sensi tively the new transit village ..vi th the surrounding residential
neighborhood consistent w ith the visio n.
Goal:
a. Develop the transit vill age adjacent to the Bates Station as the primary focus
o f a mixed-use, transit-supportive neighbo rhood .
b. Create sensitive transitions between the transit village adjacent to Bates
Station, to the transition area, and to the ex isting residential neighborhood
and Broadway Gateway District.
c. Carefully integrate the rail corridor and Light Rail Mai ntenan ce Facility wi th
adja c ent ,ievelopment and neighborhood.
3. Promote and develop the us e of transit and alternative transportation modes.
Goal:
a. Provide excellent pedestrian and bicycle trail connections between the Bates
Station, CityCenter En glewood, the Broadway cor ridor, the surrounding
residential neighborhood, and the re giona l trail system.
b. Develop Bates Station to be highly ac ce ssible to pedestrians and bicyclists as
nei ghborhood serving sta tion .
c. Promote continuity of public space by c rea tin g high qua lity streets,
pedest ri an envi ronments and public places .
4. Establish an appro priate mix of land uses and ensure quality development.
Goal :
a. Provide a broad range of housing unit types and prices.
b . Provide regional employment opportunities as well as live/work opportunities
for local residents through the inclusion of office space .
c. Provide opportunities fo r statio n-serving com mercial establishments .
d. Establish a fine grain of uses and materials for human scale development.
5. Establish development and design criteria that promote creati ve, responsive
development consistent with Transit Oriented Development principles and the :-•:
Vision .
a. Address blight conditions identified in , orth Englewood Industrial
Rede velo pment A rea Conditions Survey and in the Englewood Industrial
Red evelop ment Plan .
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Goal :
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b . Create a qualiiy image and urban form specific to the redevelopment area
and sensitive to the surrounding neighborhoods .
c. Encourage appropriate scale in architecture, building types and forms.
d . Promote dil·ersity in architecture by encouraging variation in style, color and
materials, yet still ensuring urban compatibility.
Ensure that transportation facilities serve the neighborhood as well as the transit-
oriented development
a. Primary automobile access to the tr ns I-oriented development site should
occur from Yale and Dartmouth via a Galapago/Elati connectcr street.
b. Bates Avenue should serve as a strong pedestrian connection to Broadway
from the Bates Station .
c. Establish development patterns that discourage automobile connections
between the station and existing residential neighborhoods .
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Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Bates Station Plan
Overview
EXHIBIT B
(Final with modifications )
When adopted, the Bat es Stati on Plan becomes an element of Englewood 's Comprehensive Plan .
Consistent with the Comprehensive Plan , the Bates Station Plan identifies "Goals and Objectives"
guiding de velopment. Each of Englewood's three transit stations, Englewood, Oxford and Bates is
expected to serve a distinc t role for the community , The role fo r Bate s Station w ill be focused on
resid ential and emp loymen t land uses .
Th e Bates Station Plan fr,cus es deve lopment o n the land adjacent to the station. Thi s "transit village"
area co nce ntrate s a mi>. of land uses and development intensity . The transit village area is th e most
acti ve. com pact and p,!destrian in character . The land between the transit village area and the existi ng
resid ential neighborho•Jd is the transition area . This transition area will be residentia l in cha racter at
lower intensity tha n in •h e trans it village. The transition area is also intended to be compact and walk
able. Encouraging re development of hvo significant land holdings in the transit village area , General Iron
Works and Winslow Crane , is ex pe cte d to ha ve a posi ti ve effe ct prompting area proper ty owners to
in vest in their properties co nsistent with the Bates Station Plan .
Vision
The Bates Station transit village is envis ioned as an in tegral part of the neighborhood. This wa lk able
transit,supportive, mixed-use neighborh ood will be characterized by a rich variety of owner-occupied
housing and employment us es. Th e neighborh ood enjoys exce ll ent con necti ons to loca l and regional
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recreati on and open space amenities Jl ong the Sou th Platte and lo ca l plazas and civic spac es fea turin g •
historic, interpretive and cultural references . Th e e,isti ng neighborhood w ill ha ve improve d access to
emplo yment and ed uca ti on opportuniti es and enjoy the convenience of stat io n-servi ng retail and
serv ic es. The new transit village and transition area will wea ve seam le ssly into the existing neighborhood
fabric and Broadway's Gatewa y Dist rict. Bate s Sta tion will create a distincti ve presence Jnd his toricall y
connected image as Engl ewood's no11hern ga teway fr o m the Southwest Light Rai l Corridor.
Goals and Objectives
Goal:
t . Create and enhance quality infill de velopment and rede ve lo pment at Bates Station .
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a. Support higher density development adjacent to the Bates Station consistent with the
visio n and that enco ura ges economic inves tment.
b. Identify opportunities fo r neighborhood facilities, open spaces , parks and amenities for
incorporation int o redev elopment area .
c. Recog nize the Bat es Station 's role , and General Iron Work 's history and uniqueness in
re-de ve lopment patterns .
d . Deve lop a hierarchy of public str ee ts around aut o and pedestrian character.
~-Encourage sma ll er, finer,grained development blocks reflecting the exis tin g neighborhood
patterns .
Maintain and emb ra ce views fro m \Nest Cornell and West Bates Ave nu es to the
mounta ins.
g. Create a public place at Bates Station that provides for civic engageme nt, historical
context and mou nt ai n viewing .
h. Support community facili ties and green spaces at the Bates Station and public plazas
that rela te to area history, rail contexl, GIW history an d potential hi storic Train Depot
location .
i. Suppo rt pri vate development oppo rtun ities to create vi sua l landmarks at or near th e
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Goal:
2. Integrate sensitively the new transit village with the surrounding residential neighborhood
consistent with the vision.
Goal:
a. Develop the transit village adjacent lo the Bates Station as the primary focus of a mixed-
use, transit-supportive ne ighborhood.
b. Create sensitive transitions between the transit village adjacent to Bales Station , lo the
transition area , and 10 the existing residential neighborhood and Broadway Gateway
Dis trict.
c. Carefully integrate the rail corridor and Light Rail Maintenance Facility with adjacent
development and neighborhood.
3. Promote and develop the use of transit and alternative transportation modes .
Goal:
a. Provide excellent pedestrian and bicycle trail connections between the Bates Station,
CityCenter Englewood , the Broadway corridor, the surrounding residential
neighborhood, and the regional trail system.
b. Deve lop Bales Station lo be highly accessible lo pedestrians and bicyclists as
neighborhood serving station.
c. Promote continuity of public space by creating high quality streets , pedestrian
environments and public places.
4. Establish an appropriate mix nf land uses and ensure quality development.
Goal:
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Goal :
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a. Pro vi de a broad range of housing unit types and prices .
b. Provi de regional employmen t opportunities as well as live/work opportunities for local
res idents through the inclusion of office space .
c. Pro vide opportuniti es for station-serving commercial establishments.
d . Establish a fine grain of use s and materials for hurr.an scale development.
Establish development and design cri teria that promote creati ve, responsive development
co ns isten t wit h Transit Oriented Development principles and the Plan Vision .
a. Add ress blight co nditions identified in North Englewood Industrial Redevelop ment Area
Conditions Surve y and in the Englewood Industrial Redevelopment Plan .
b. Create a quality image and urban form specific 10 the redevelopment area and sensitive
10 the surrounding neighborhoods.
c. Encourage appropriate scale in architecture, building types and forms.
d . Promote diversity in architecture by encouraging variati on in style , color and materials,
ye t still ensuring urban compatibility.
Ensure that tra nsportation facilities serve the neighborhood as well as the transit-oriented
developmen t.
a. Primary automobile access lo the transit-oriented deve lopment site should occur from
Yale and Dartmouth via a Galapago/Elati connector street.
b. Bates Avenue should serve as a strong pedestrian connection lo Broadway from the
Bates Station.
c. Establish development panerns Iha! discourage automobi le connections between the
station and existing residential neighborhoods .
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M E M 0 R A N D
City Council and Manager
Robert Simpson , Community Development Director
Marie Graham . Senior Planner ~
April 18, 2002
Recap of April 1 i, 2002 Community Meeting
Regarding General Iron Works Redevelopment
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Appro xi mate ly ninety ci tizens and thirty representati ve's of RTD, City of Englewood and The
Fullerton Compan y attended the two-hour meeting Wednesda y, April 1 7. Most written comments
related to tra ffic co ncerns within the immediate area of the proposed development. The City and
Develop er presentati ons were generally well received. Approximatel y si x res idents were vocal
about envi ronm ental issues related to the o ngoing RTD demolition and g;ading wo rk. Those
neighbors asserted that RTD was less than forth co ming with en vironmental testing data and cavalier
in the ir deali ngs with co mplaints .
N9tificat ion
Community De velopment no tifi ed the entire communi ty ab o ut the April I i General Iron
Rede velopment Meeting with a notice in the April En glewood Citizen newsletter. In addition ,
Engle woo d ci tizens . both res idents and bus inesses . from Broadwa y to Santa Fe and fr om Yale to
Flo yd were noti fi ed by letter oi the meeting. Letters were also mailed to property owners when the
tax bill is sent to an address o ther than the prope rty ad dress . Do or hang ers rem inding residents of
th e meeting were delive red to 250 ho mes near General Iron Works between April 12 and t 4.
Approx imately 90 pe o ple attended. The Cha mber oi Co mmerc e not iced by fa x weekly for the past
three we eks to the ir membersh ip.
Meeting Format
The community meeting featured a com t ,na \on "open house • and presenta ti on format
Representatives of RTD , The Fullerton Compan y, and staff we re available to meet citizens and
respond informall y to i;;1,estions at the begin ni ng and end of the meeting. A presentation in the
middle of the meeting featured Co ,, rr unity De veill pment Director, Robert Simpson , and
De veloper, La wrenc e Fullerto n. Dir ector ~•mp son discussed the rede velopment timeline , proposed
Bates Station Plan and its relationship to th e regulations that implement man y of the Plan objectives.
De veloper Fullerton described his ten-year-old company and a variety of residential projects that he
has completed . A genera l question and answer session followed the presentations, and then citizens
were aga in invi ted to vis it with representatives of RTD , the developer and the City .
Topics
• Se veral ne ighbors expressed concern about the tra ffic Md parking problems that they
antici pate will be generated by the res idential and office de velopment and also by Bates
Statio n. There were ques tio ns ab ou t ho w much park ing would be provided for Bates
Stat io n and whether an y bus ro utes wo uld se rv e the Stati on. No commuter parking for the
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station is planned . The number 2i bus may serve the station after an RTD public hearing
process determines the desirability of the change.
• Res idents e,pressed concern for the safety of school children walking to Bishop Elementary
Sc hool with all of the additional cars in the neighborhood.
• Some citizens raised concerns about how RTD's ongoing demolition and grading may be
dispersing dust paper, dirt and potentially harmful contaminants into tht-air surrounding
area . RiD env ironmental experts were present to respond to questions but the residents
continued to suggest RTD was of hiding that information and discounting their concerns.
• Comments about the proposed Bates Station were mixed. Traffic generation was the issue
most oiten noted; yet there were man y favo ·1ble comments for the improved ar:cess to pro
sports venues , restaurants and jobs .
• Some residents expressed iears about building heighis blocking views oi the mountains or
reducing their priva cy.
Badgrqund
Community De velopment staff continues to work with the Regional Transportation District (RTD ),
the Englewood Urban Renewal ,-'luthority [EURA ). and The Fullerton Company on Gene.cal Iron
Works (GIW ) redevelopment. RTD selected the GIW site ior their Elati Light Rail Trair ,'l,\aintenance
Facility back in June of 199 9 . Counc il met with the Colorado Transportation Department Director
and RTD General Manager at that ti me to discuss o ptions with more benefits and fewer adverse
impacts on Englewood.
RTD modified the ir plans to ac comm odate man y oi Counc il's requests by localing theil fac ility as far
to the north as environmental constraints wo uld allow, by working with Englewood to pr~vide a
Light Rail Station at Bates Av enu~. and by work ing with the EURA to fac ilitate construction of a
residential trans it village adjacent to the Bates Avenue Stati on.
Englew~od's Urban Renewal Authority initiate d a Conditions Survey and a Rede velopment Plan in
August 10 00 , ior Industrial land bet\veen Dartmouth and Yale , east oi Santa Fe and west of
Delaware . Counc il accepted the EURA recommendations and created an Urban Renewal Area in
the vicinity of General Iron Works. The EURA advertised the redevelopment opportunity and
appointed an Ad Hoc committee to review proposals and select a developer. When The Fullerton
Company was selected in April WO 1, they wert asked to engage the community in a dialog about
their project.
Englewood 's Comprehensive Plan is being updated to consider changes in public tran~portation
and land use along the Santa Fe corridor. The Bates Station Comprehensive Plan Amendment was
draited to provide public goals and objectives for land development near the Bates Station . Staff
has been working with the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) since early 2001 on the Bates
Station Plan . P&Z passed the Bates Station Plan in a public hearing in February 2002 so it
proceeded to Council Stud y Session on ,\.larch 4. Counc il requested that there be an addition
opportunity for community to comment on the plan befo re Council considers adopting the Bates
Plan as an element oi the Englewood Comprehens iv e Plan . Englewood hosted .i tizens at the April
1 i, 2002 meeting to gather comments Jnd to answer questiuns about the proposed public policies
and de velopment plans for General Iron Works rede velopment
General
Specific
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Dev ' ;1opment Model
Englewood comprehensive Plan
Bates Stalion Plan
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Englewood Comprehensive
Zoning Ord inance
Transit Zone
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Sybdiyjslon
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Building Pennits
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Policy
Goals
Advisory
(Required by state statute
as legal foundation)
Regulatory
Standards
Mandatory
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step further
implements a
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