HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-09 (Special) Meeting MinutesSPECIAL MEETING:
COUN'~I L CHAMBERS
Ci ty of ~nglewood , Color a do
April 9 , 1984
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Th e City Council of the City of Englew ood , Arapahoe County ,
Color ad o , met in special s e ssion on Ap ril 9 , 1984, at 7:30 p.m.
Ma yor Otis, presiding, cal l ed the me et ing t o order.
Th e invocation was g i ve n by Ma yor Oti s . The pledge of alle-
g i ance wa s led by Coun cil Memb e r Higday.
Ma yor Otis asked for roll ca ll. Upon a call of the roll, the
f o llowing were present:
Co unc il Members Higday, Vobejd a , Bilo, Bradshaw , Otis.
Absent : Council Memb e rs Ne al , Weis t.
Th e Mayor declared a quorum present.
Also present were: City Man a ger Mccown
City Attorney DeWitt
Assistant Ci ty Ma nag e r Vargas
Deputy Ci ty Cl e rk Owen
COUNCIL MEM BER BI LO MOVE D TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDE R
"TH E BROA DWAY PLA NNED DE VEL OPMENT " AT 5200 SOUTH BROA DW AY . Counc i l
Member Vob e jda second e d the mo tion . Upon a ca ll of he roll , the vote
resulted a s follows:
Aye s:
Na ys:
Ab se nt:
Coun c il Me mb e r s Hi gd a y , Vobejd a , Bi l a ,
Br a dsh a w, Ot i s .
No ne .
Coun c i l Me mb e rs Nea l, Weis t.
Th e Ma yor d ec l a r ed the mo t io n ca rri e d .
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Mayor Otis stated the public h ear ing wa s t o c onsider the
Broadway Pl a nn ed Development at 5200 South Broa dway, May or Otis asked
Do r o thy Rom a ns to n,ake the s~aff prese ntation,
Do rothy Rom a ns, 3600 South Ba nnock , As sista n t Director of
Com muni ty De velo pme nt (Planning), pr e sented the subject property located
east of Bro a dw ay , east of Big Dry Creek , behind Burt Chevrolet and the
Ta rg e t Stor e , Ms . Romans submitted for th e record th e certifi c ation of
p ost ing and a co py of the public no tice wh ich appe ared in the En glewood
Se n ti nel on Ma rch 21, 1984 . Ms. Rom a ns stated th e site encompasses
app r oximatel y 20 a cres a nd is zoned R-3 multi-f a mily. The plann e d
d eve l o pm e nt would in volve som e 290 dw e lling unit s which would b e e ither
c ondoni um s o r townhom e s . The access to th e side wo uld b e off of Broadw ay
a nd there would be no se c ond ary access . Ms . Romans stated c e rtain
ag en cies we re contact e d for input as it rel a t ed to stree t sta nd ar d s , et c.
Ms . Roma n s stated at t he Plann i ng a nd Zonin g Commission 's publi c hearin g
th e disc us sion revol ved primar ily aro un d two unit s on the east . Ms .
Rom a n s st ated t h e Pl a nnin g Comm iss ion ap p rov ed t he plan ned d evelo pment
wi t h the follow i ng con di ti ons:
1 . Some a r eas of th e drive lane s may need to b e d e signated as
''fir e lan es '' as determined by t he Fire Ma rshall.
2 , The proposed design of t h e water system for fire pr otection
purpo s es must be submitted on blueprin ts and a pproved p rio r to permit
issu a nc e fo r building constr uction .
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3 . The wa t e r syst em for the property must b e designed to su pply
enough water to mee t t h e r e q u ir ed fire f lo w c a lcul at ions a n d must pro v ide
an a deq uate number of on-site ~ir e hydrants .
4. All fir e hydra n ts and access ro ads must be us a ble
imm ediate ly prior to and during a ny construction involving c ombus ti bl e
ma ter i a ls.
5 . All str eets ar e to b e built to City st a ndards .
6 . Th e South Broadw ay /Big Dry Creek bridg e sho u ld be wid e ne d
with ade qu ate acceleratio n a nd deceler a tion l anes a nd a c e nt e r storag e
lan e f o r southb o un d t r aff i c exi sting f rom site . I
7 . Th e s treet providing access to the site shou l d be n a med as
p e r me tro a r ea grid system .
8 . Egress fr om th s it e may be limit ed to right turn only if
th e numb e r of ac cidents in c r e ase at this intersect i on .
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9. The 100-fo ot dr a inage easemen t s hould be expa nded, wh e r e
nee ssa ry , to in c lu de the ent ir e Big Dry Creek c h a nn e l to the t~p of t he
b ank .
10 . A ma inten a nce access right ac ro ss the priv a t e drives a nd
p ark i ng lo t s as w~ll a s two r am ps from t h e top o f th e bank to the chann e l
bot tom should b e provi ded to the Urb a n Draina ge Dist r ict .
11 . Th e 10 0-ye ar fl ood pl ai n limit sh ou l d bP sho wn on t h e
Deve lopment Plan . The flood pl a in exceeds the c h a nn e l l imits at the
s out h end of th e propert y a nd should be so document e d .
12 . In itia l mainte nan ce responsibility for the ch a nn el must be
established .
13. Urba n Dr a inag e and Flood Co n trol must approve desi gn plans
for a ny f lo od c o ntr o l f a ciliites t o b e construc ted if the facil ities are
t o be eligible for Distric t maint e na nce assistance .
14. Fen ci ng in additio n to th e propos ed landscapi ng shall be
i nst a lled in th e so u the ast t'Ortio n of th e prop o sed d e v e lopment .
May or Otis asked for comments f rom th e a pplica n t .
Mr. Da l e Boyd , CDM Compani es , 950 So uth Cherry , d eve loper of the
s ite , came forw ar d a nd pro v id ed inform a tio n conc e rning COM's c orpordte
e xp e ri e nce .
Mr. Bil l Baer , Ba r Hickma n Arch itects , 2910 East 1 6tt Avenu e ,
Den ve r , came forw a rd a nd provided info rm ation concer n i ng t h e s pecifics of
t he p r opo s ed pl a nn ed d evelo pm ent . Mr. Bae r no ted the a r ea was currently
zoned f or th e proposed d eve lopme nt a nd st u dies have prove n th zo n i ng t o
b e appropriate . ~r . Bae r stated afte r a meeting with nea rby hom e own e rs
who e r.p r essed concer n ab o u t th e two easte r n un its being too t all , there
is a revision prop os ed that would l ower the height of t h e su bj ect uni ts .
The r e vision allows for improved v is ion ove r the un its . Mr . Bae r s tated
th e d eve loper has a l so agreed to wid en th e bridge .
Mr. Steve Ke l l og , Kep hart Ass ociates , Inc , 850 Lin coln , c ame
for wa r d a nd disp l a yed drawings and a mod e l of t he proposed units. In
respo nse to Co un cil Mem b e r Vobejda 's questio n, Mr . Kellog ass ur ed Council
that th e h e i g h t met cod r egul a tions .
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Ma yor Ot i s as ke d for area -cit i z e n comm e n ts .
Roy Li n ing e r , 5 Suns e t Lan e , Li t tleton , c om e f o rw a rd . Dr.
Lining er e xplained h e no lon g er had objection to t he pl a n s ince meeting
wit h th e de ve loper wh o a gre~1 to lowe r the units . Dr . Lining e r expressed
c o n ce rn a b o u t increa s e d tr a ffic but not e d t hi s was mo r e of a munic i pal
probl em .
City Attorne y DeWit t a sked th a t a ll maps a nd dr a w,ngs b e ma de a
par t of the record a nd th a t th e model ex h i b i t ed be ma d e ava ilabl e to the
C i t y upon r e qu est .
Council Memb e r Hi g d a y a sked Mr . Bo yd qu e s tio n s c o nc e rn i ng
on go i ng mai nt e na nce of th e a re a . Mr . Bo y d s tated ma i nten a nce procedures
we r e se t fo rth un der th e Sta t e of Co lor a do.
Coun cil Me mb e r Br a dsh a w c ompliment ed bo th pa r t ie s on workin g
t o g e t he r on this projec t.
Th e r e were no f ur th e r c omm e n ts .
COUNCIL MEMBER HIGDAY MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEA RING .
Cou nc il Membe r Br a dshaw seco nded t h e motion. Upon a cal l of t h e r o ll,
th e vot e resu l t e d as f o llow s :
Ayes :
Na ys :
Abs e n t :
Coun c il Memb e r s Higd ay , Vo b e jd a , Bi le ,
Bradsh a w, Oti s.
Non e .
Co uncil Me mb e rs Ne a l , Weist.
Th e Ma y or d ec l a r e d th e motion car r ied .
Ci ty At torn ey De Wit t n o ted Cou nci l had 30 d a ys i n whi c h to make
a dec i sion .
COU NC IL MEMBER BRADS HAW MOVED TO DI RECT TH E CITY ATTO RN EY TO
PRE PA RE AN OR DIN ANCE APP RO VI NG THE PLA NNED DEVELO PMENT AS PRES ENTE D IN
THI S MEE TI NG . Coun c i l Me mb e r Vob ejd a s econd ed t h mo tion . Upo n a c a l l
o f t he r e l I , th e vo te r esu lt ed as fol l o ws :
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Ayes;
Nays;
Abs e nt:
Council Memt ,ers llig?.ay, Vobejd a , Bila,
Braclshaw, O ;s.
None.
Council Members Ne a l, ~e~st .
The Mayor declared th e motion carried.
Cou ncil directed the City ~ttorney to have the ordina nce
preoa r e d by th e next regul ar ~eeting.
COUN CI L MEMBE R HJGDAY MOVED TO ADJOURN. Mayor Otis adjourned
th e meeting without a vote at 8:15 p.m.